Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, they explain it by the arrests of journalists during demonstrations and the denial of visas to foreign journalists, not restrictions on press freedom per se. Having just returned from my first trip to the US in 3 years, I have to say that the media landscape in many places is quite bleak, with only one newspaper and identically-sounding TV stations in many places. But that is the result of market forces, not government restrictions, so that plays no part in the RSF rating. Nathan Adam Bridge wrote: > Since I know there are some photo-journalists out here I thought I'd > ask about the Reporters Without Borders ratings of press freedom by > nation. > > By their account the US is down quite a ways which surprises me, I suppose. > > <http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=11715> > > Accurate? > > Feel free to respond on the forum which is where this belongs. > > Thanks > > Adam > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com