A Paris-based advocacy group, Reporters without Borders, has just published its annual ranking of 180 countries in terms of press freedom. The report, called the World Press Freedom Index, claims to rank countries on various indicators, such as media independence, self-censorship, the rule of law, transparency and abuses. This year’s report ranks Nepal at 105th and behind Bhutan, which is ranked the 94th on the scale. The report has put Nepal ahead of all other South Asian countries, except Bhutan. This ranking in itself raises a big question over the credibility of the report because Bhutan is still a guided democracy; and it does not have a vibrant press. Its print and electronic media are mainly regulated by the State. Therefore, the report tries to compare the incomparable.
http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=n&nid=16539
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