According to a global study held in early 2021, 40.2 percent of journalists believed that press freedom was deteriorating in their country or the country they report on. Meanwhile, a separate study on freedom of the press found that 38 percent of the world's population lived somewhere without any press freedom at all, and 40 percent lived in a country where the press was only partially free.
Share of journalists who believe freedom of the press is deteriorating in their country or the country they report on worldwide as of March 2021
Question: Are you experiencing a deterioration in freedom of the press in your country or in the country you report on?
The following countries were included in the survey: United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
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Cision. (May 7, 2021). Share of journalists who believe freedom of the press is deteriorating in their country or the country they report on worldwide as of March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235380/journalists-opinions-on-press-freedom-worldwide/
Cision. "Share of journalists who believe freedom of the press is deteriorating in their country or the country they report on worldwide as of March 2021." Chart. May 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235380/journalists-opinions-on-press-freedom-worldwide/
Cision. (2021). Share of journalists who believe freedom of the press is deteriorating in their country or the country they report on worldwide as of March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235380/journalists-opinions-on-press-freedom-worldwide/
Cision. "Share of Journalists Who Believe Freedom of The Press Is Deteriorating in Their Country or The Country They Report on Worldwide as of March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235380/journalists-opinions-on-press-freedom-worldwide/
Cision, Share of journalists who believe freedom of the press is deteriorating in their country or the country they report on worldwide as of March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235380/journalists-opinions-on-press-freedom-worldwide/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of journalists who believe freedom of the press is deteriorating in their country or the country they report on worldwide as of March 2021 [Graph], Cision, May 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235380/journalists-opinions-on-press-freedom-worldwide/
