Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is an absolute joke. It is amusing that some people take this unscientific propaganda index as the ultimate truth.
Fun Fact: One of the founders of RSF, Robert MΓ©nard is a white supremacist.
Fun Fact: One of the founders of RSF, Robert MΓ©nard is a white supremacist.
Just two examples will suffice as to why it is outrightly unscientific and ideologically driven index. Judge yourself
- According to this index, the ranking of Pakistan is 157 & Afghanistan is 156, which means the situation of reporters in Pak is worse than that in Afg. How?
- According to this index, the ranking of Pakistan is 157 & Afghanistan is 156, which means the situation of reporters in Pak is worse than that in Afg. How?
- Ranking of India is 150. Countries like Turkey, Hong Kong, Brunei (all media is state-owned), Libya, Somalia, Rwanda, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Ukraine, and many others have a better ranking than India.
How?
How?
One of the two components based on which score is calculated is the responses of press freedom specialists to a questionnaire.
- No clarity on who are these specialists & what questions are they being asked?
- Ques. are not made public, nor is the list of respondents provided.
- No clarity on who are these specialists & what questions are they being asked?
- Ques. are not made public, nor is the list of respondents provided.
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