Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index

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Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index

The World Press Freedom Index has been published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states. Because it is well known, its influence over governments is growing. Many heads of state and government fear its annual publication. 

The Index is a point of reference that is quoted by media throughout the world and is used by diplomats and international entities such as the United Nations and the World Bank.

Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index
World Press Freedom Day 3 May

The degree of freedom available to journalists in 180 countries is determined by pooling the responses of experts to a questionnaire devised by RSF.
Translated into 20 languages including English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Indonesian and Korean, the questionnaire is sent to journalists, media lawyers, researchers and other media specialists selected by RSF in the 180 countries covered by the Index.

Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index
Best and worse on 2017 world press freedom index

A team of in-house specialists, each assigned to a different geographical region, keeps a detailed tally of abuses and violence against journalists and media outlets.

Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index
Campaugn agains press freedom violation

Top and bottom ranking on 2017 World Press Freedom Index:

No. 1 Norway 7.60
No. 2 Sweden 8.27
No. 3 Finland 8.92
No. 4 Denmark 10.36
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No. 178 Turkmenistan 84.19
No. 179 Eritrea 84.24
No. 180 North Korea.

Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index
Not surprisingly is North Korea on bottom on the 2017 World press freedom index

You can see the complete list here

Scandinavia Scores on Top on the 2017 World Press Freedom Index
Screen shot of the 2017 world press freedom index

The World Press Freedom Day 2017 is today, 3 May.

Scandinavia Ranks on Top of the 2017 World Press Freedom Index , compiled by Admin

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Journalist, PR and marketing consultant Tor Kjolberg has several degrees in marketing management. He started out as a marketing manager in Scandinavian companies and his last engagement before going solo was as director in one of Norway’s largest corporations. Tor realized early on that writing engaging stories was more efficient and far cheaper than paying for ads. He wrote hundreds of articles on products and services offered by the companies he worked for. Thus, he was attuned to the fact that storytelling was his passion.