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ThePopcornKing
05/26/18 8:56:03 AM
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https://rsf.org/en/ranking
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Garioshi
05/26/18 8:56:48 AM
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the greatest country in the world!!!!
we value free speech!!!
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Nazanir
05/26/18 9:02:45 AM
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Oh wow, my country is actually third.

Also, USA, land of the free, not even in the top 25 of the freedom index.

Good job.
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clearaflagrantj
05/26/18 9:05:04 AM
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Fake news
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PikachuMaxwell
05/26/18 9:05:57 AM
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Considering there's a lot of censorship here, I could see why we rank so low.
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gamer167
05/26/18 9:06:05 AM
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By what metric are the rankings calculated?
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Dragonblade01
05/26/18 9:07:05 AM
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Wonder how it feels for the country that's second only to North Korea.
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Foppe
05/26/18 9:09:29 AM
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FC50tyy9OJHpK
Meanwhile in Sweden.
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deupd_u
05/26/18 9:10:05 AM
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People will believe this.
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Cheater87
05/26/18 9:12:00 AM
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I hear Canada has more free speech than the US.
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ThePopcornKing
05/26/18 9:30:16 AM
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maybe haven of free speech the uk (#40) can give the lowly #45 (usa) some pointers in FREEDOM?
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DevsBro
05/26/18 9:34:04 AM
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What does this metric mean?

Like, how many restrictions there are on media companies, or how easy it is for Average Joe get your thoughts broadcast, or..?
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JE19426
05/26/18 9:38:25 AM
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DevsBro posted...
What does this metric mean?

Like, how many restrictions there are on media companies, or how easy it is for Average Joe get your thoughts broadcast, or..?


If you click the tabs just above where it says "ranking 2018" they explain it.

PikachuMaxwell posted...
Considering there's a lot of censorship here, I could see why we rank so low.


45 isn't low. It's not high, but the numbers go up to 180.
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Mackorov
05/26/18 9:38:57 AM
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gamer167 posted...
By what metric are the rankings calculated?


for US, it's ranked not due to restrictions on free speech, but rather, due to a certain president screaming 'FAKE NEWS' at everything and diminishing the credibility of media outlets
https://rsf.org/en/united-states
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The_Ivory_Man
05/26/18 9:39:35 AM
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DevsBro posted...
What does this metric mean?

Like, how many restrictions there are on media companies, or how easy it is for Average Joe get your thoughts broadcast, or..?


Yeah that's what I'm wondering.
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DevsBro
05/26/18 9:42:36 AM
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JE19426 posted...
If you click the tabs just above where it says "ranking 2018" they explain it.

Great, would you mind summarizing for me?
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Cal12
05/26/18 9:43:43 AM
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The ranking doesnt really mean much. Our press just sucks and leans hard one way or the other. Having a bunch of tiny countries who probably have one newspaper and one new station ahead of the US also drops them a bit.
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JE19426
05/26/18 9:44:14 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Great, would you mind summarizing for me?


Yes, I do mind as I need to go soon, here's the links though:

https://rsf.org/en/world-press-freedom-index
https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table
https://rsf.org/en/detailed-methodology
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DevsBro
05/26/18 9:47:02 AM
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JE19426 posted...
DevsBro posted...
Great, would you mind summarizing for me?


Yes, I do mind as I need to go soon, here's the links though:

https://rsf.org/en/world-press-freedom-index
https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table
https://rsf.org/en/detailed-methodology

Ah well that's too bad I guess.
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HypnoCoosh
05/26/18 10:03:33 AM
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I'm curious what freedom liberals feel they are lacking in America.

Please explain.
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Jagr_68
05/26/18 10:03:34 AM
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Lmfao @ Trump's 2nd favorite nation China (expectedly) being at the bottom with North Korea.

If I had to guess, the US ranking must been largely influenced by the worst media offenders ever; Fox News, Breitbart, Alex Jones, HuffPo, etc.
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Thompson
05/26/18 10:24:00 AM
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Cal12 posted...
The ranking doesnt really mean much. Our press just sucks and leans hard one way or the other. Having a bunch of tiny countries who probably have one newspaper and one new station ahead of the US also drops them a bit.


I don't know what is tiny to you. Out of curiosity, I looked up Finland, a country of about 5,5 million, and how many newspapers it has. If this list here is accurate, the number is very high for a such a small country.
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/finland.htm
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ThePopcornKing
05/26/18 10:38:36 AM
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its not because of how shit your media corps are its how much trump tries to shit on them, state secret stuff etc.
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Damn_Underscore
05/26/18 10:43:14 AM
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I would buy this if it was because only like 6 companies own all the media in the US, but it's just muh Trump again?
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Metro2
05/26/18 10:49:17 AM
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As always, the Scandinavian Utopias lead the way in rankings.
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Sativa_Rose
05/26/18 10:53:18 AM
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This is super subjective lol

Look at the methodology

The questionnaire focuses on such criteria categories as the countrys performance as regards pluralism, media independence and respect for the safety and freedom of journalists. Each question in the questionnaire is linked to one of the six following indicators:

1 / Pluralism [indicator scorePlur]

Measures the degree to which opinions are represented in the media.

2/ Media independence [indicator scoreInd]

Measures the degree to which the media are able to function independently of sources of political, governmental, business and religious power and influence.

3/ Environment and self-censorship [indicator scoreEA]

Analyses the environment in which news and information providers operate.

4/ Legislative framework [indicator scoreCL]

Measures the impact of the legislative framework governing news and information activities.

5/ Transparency [indicator scoreTra]

Measures the transparency of the institutions and procedures that affect the production of news and information.

6/ Infrastructure [indicator scoreInf]

Measures the quality of the infrastructure that supports the production of news and information.

A seventh indicator based on data gathered about abuses and acts of violence against journalists and media during the period evaluated is also factored into the calculation.

7/ Abuses [indicator scoreExa]

Measures the level of abuses and violence.

Each indicator is given a score between 0 and 100.


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DarkChozoGhost
05/26/18 10:58:21 AM
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JE19426 posted...
DevsBro posted...
What does this metric mean?

Like, how many restrictions there are on media companies, or how easy it is for Average Joe get your thoughts broadcast, or..?


If you click the tabs just above where it says "ranking 2018" they explain it.

PikachuMaxwell posted...
Considering there's a lot of censorship here, I could see why we rank so low.


45 isn't low. It's not high, but the numbers go up to 180.

It's very low when we're talking about developed nations though
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uwnim
05/26/18 10:59:13 AM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
I would buy this if it was because only like 6 companies own all the media in the US, but it's just muh Trump again?

It is multiple things. Theres our history of hating and trying to prosecute whistleblowers, it says we have poor protection for journalistic sources, you have stations and papers restricted on what they can report on by parent companies, and then yes, you have trump hating and trying to discredit any news source that speaks negatively of him. Most of the issues existed before he became president and likely will still be issues under the next.
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Cal12
05/26/18 1:13:32 PM
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Thompson posted...
Cal12 posted...
The ranking doesnt really mean much. Our press just sucks and leans hard one way or the other. Having a bunch of tiny countries who probably have one newspaper and one new station ahead of the US also drops them a bit.


I don't know what is tiny to you. Out of curiosity, I looked up Finland, a country of about 5,5 million, and how many newspapers it has. If this list here is accurate, the number is very high for a such a small country.
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/finland.htm


I was obviously being hyperbolic. The US probably had thousands of news and media outlets. Every state alone has several news stations.
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Turbam
05/26/18 1:15:59 PM
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Just means that those poor 44 countries still have the outdated newspaper
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Malcrasternus
05/26/18 1:22:05 PM
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I can see that. Just recently Colion Noir made a video where he showed how important it was to read/watch the entire source before publishing news.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBD6cPcF8Uw" data-time="


It's not just about being able to publish news when it comes to freedom, it's about publishing unbiased news, and there's a clear bias in the US that keeps all the facts from reaching the general public.
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Itachi157
05/26/18 1:45:16 PM
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clearaflagrantj posted...
Fake news
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Howl
05/26/18 1:49:12 PM
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Meanwhile in the UK they are arresting and imprisoning people for filming outside of a courthouse...

https://goo.gl/sE6mQy
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silentwing26x
05/26/18 1:50:17 PM
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Romania is above America on that list. As a Romanian, I can confirm that this list is completely biased garbage. There's no fucking way Romania is above America in any way except for internet speeds, and even that is a half-truth.
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silentwing26x
05/26/18 1:50:25 PM
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Itachi157 posted...
clearaflagrantj posted...
Fake news


Literally this.
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hockeybub89
05/26/18 1:52:36 PM
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Well when a sitting President keeps fighting a war against free press, it isn't too crazy.
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silentwing26x
05/26/18 1:53:18 PM
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And of course the most regressive leftists are going to slurp up this list and treat it as truth, even though it's literally garbage. LMAO
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Foppe
05/26/18 1:56:17 PM
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You have such a biased news so you cant even see how messed up your press freedom even is.
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RoseIsHorriblle
05/26/18 2:01:26 PM
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Ghana 23rd. Suuuuure.

Nice believable list.
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hockeybub89
05/26/18 2:06:14 PM
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silentwing26x posted...
And of course the most regressive leftists are going to slurp up this list and treat it as truth, even though it's literally garbage. LMAO

Well so is Trump's treatment of the press. And imagine if some poll said we were #1, Donny Boy would make several glowing tweets about it, followed by a number of snipes at the fake non-conservative media outlets.
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averagejoel
05/26/18 2:07:19 PM
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Malcrasternus posted...
publishing unbiased news

literally an impossibility
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JE19426
05/26/18 2:32:24 PM
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Howl posted...
Meanwhile in the UK they are arresting and imprisoning people for filming outside of a courthouse...

https://goo.gl/sE6mQy


Which is why they are 40th and not 1st.
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ChainedRedone
05/26/18 4:15:10 PM
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Mackorov posted...
gamer167 posted...
By what metric are the rankings calculated?


for US, it's ranked not due to restrictions on free speech, but rather, due to a certain president screaming 'FAKE NEWS' at everything and diminishing the credibility of media outlets
https://rsf.org/en/united-states


Reasonable explanation. Of course the conservaderps will continue to scream fake news.
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Malcrasternus
05/26/18 6:42:43 PM
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averagejoel posted...
Malcrasternus posted...
publishing unbiased news

literally an impossibility


Clearly, as certain news outlets couldn't even watch a 5 minute video.
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Damn_Underscore
05/26/18 6:43:20 PM
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Who cares what Trump says? The media just makes fun of him and continues to criticize him.
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averagejoel
05/26/18 6:58:15 PM
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Malcrasternus posted...
averagejoel posted...
Malcrasternus posted...
publishing unbiased news

literally an impossibility


Clearly, as certain news outlets couldn't even watch a 5 minute video.

that's not why unbiased news is an impossibility
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