I personally took "does it" to be a generalized statement versus a de facto comparison. The US is not the top nation as far as press freedom is concerned; some

I personally took "does it" to be a generalized statement versus a de facto comparison. The US is not the top nation as far as press freedom is concerned; sometimes people in power restrict access to information, and sometimes reporters are actually arrested for dubious reasons (an example is when reporters cover a protest and a "street sweep" happens -- see this recent example: http://www.cjr.org/watchdog/journalist_arrested_inauguration_protest_felony.php http://www.cjr.org/watchdog/journalist_arrested_inauguration...). This is not a good thing when it happens. The good news is our legal framework is pretty strong for protecting reporters. For these reasons, RSF's current ranking of our press freedom is 41st, roughly around where France is. (https://rsf.org/en/news/united-states-ranks-41st-reporters-without-borders-2016-world-press-freedom-index https://rsf.org/en/news/united-states-ranks-41st-reporters-w...) China, in contrast, is ranked #176 (https://rsf.org/en/china https://rsf.org/en/china). Only three countries are lower: Syria, Turkmenistan, and North Korea. Obviously the same motif applies: restriction of press freedom is not a good thing. It is pretty obvious that China is by far worse in this department, and there is much more to condemn on this subject over there. (edit: bad URL)