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> zero press freedom According to the world press freedom index, Israel has the third highest press freedom of all middle eastern countries (Qatar and Cyprus a
by bawolff 1y ago
> zero press freedom
According to the world press freedom index, Israel has the third highest press freedom of all middle eastern countries (Qatar and Cyprus are a bit higher, everyone else in the middle east is lower in most cases much lower).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index#Rankings_and_scores_by_country_or_places https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index#Rank...
I'm not saying its a paradise for reporters. There are clearly issues. But saying "zero press freedom" is a massive overstatement.
- NomDePlum 1y agoIt's not an overstatement. If external journalists aren't allowed into Gaza on their own terms then it is a fact. How you can have a sentence that includes the word "paradise" in it when referring to what's happening in Gaza is beyond me.