Austria's press freedom index in 2024 was 74.69, marking a drop compared to the previous year. The index presents an overview of the plurality and independence of the media and how safe and free it is for journalist to do their job, with higher scores indicating a better situation for the press and lower scores a worse one. Between 2013 and 2024, Austria's press freedom index score decreased by almost 16 points, and in 2024 the source noted a number of key issues contributing to this, including the small and concentrated media market, harassment of journalists, financial difficulties for quality media outlets, and the fact that Austria remains the last EU state without a freedom of information law.
Press freedom index in Austria from 2013 to 2024
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According to the source, the Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. It is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country and region. It does not rank public policies even if governments obviously have a major impact on their country’s ranking. Nor is it an indicator of the quality of journalism in each country or region.
The countries surveyed were scored between 0 and 100, with 0 being the worst possible result and 100 the best.
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Reporters Without Borders. (May 3, 2024). Press freedom index in Austria from 2013 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026214/au-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press freedom index in Austria from 2013 to 2024." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026214/au-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. (2024). Press freedom index in Austria from 2013 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026214/au-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press Freedom Index in Austria from 2013 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026214/au-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders, Press freedom index in Austria from 2013 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026214/au-press-freedom-index/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Press freedom index in Austria from 2013 to 2024 [Graph], Reporters Without Borders, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1026214/au-press-freedom-index/