I saw a meme that the US has the 52nd freest press in the world, and it was bugging me. Today I looked it up and could not find it. Instead, I found the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index 2008, according to which, we are NOT the 52nd freest press in the world! We're 36th! Tied with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan. Macedonia is the next one down, France the next one up. First place is tied three ways: Iceland, Luxembourg, and Norway.
Mark and JulieAnne and I touched on this Friday at lunch. When you travel internationally, you notice that their news includes stories about other countries, whereas ours does not. Perhaps now with a different politician in charge, we will become more open. But you won't see me running out to buy a television anytime soon.
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