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"Sources include Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index, the European Journalism Centre’s
by Leary 7y ago
"Sources include Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index, the European Journalism Centre’s Media Landscapes Report, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and UNESCO's framework to assess media development and independence."
But Freedom House is US government funded, a lot of studies have shown it's biased toward countries that are aligned with us foreign policy.
- sambal 7y agoBut are Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, the Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index, the European Journalism Centre’s Media Landscapes Report, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and UNESCO's framework also all US government funded with studies showing they’re biased towards countries that are aligned with US foreign policy? Missing the forest for a tree a bit here.
- paxys 7y agoThey are all biased, but you have to start somewhere. The alternative is doing nothing.
- jszymborski 7y agoPublic media[0] is not State media[1]. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_broadcasting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_broadcasting [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_media
- threeseed 7y agoMight want to read the article more carefully. "This policy will not apply to taxpayer-funded entities, including independent public broadcasters"