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Reporters Without Borders Ranking Drops Seven Places

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The United States fell seven spots to 64th place in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index. These demonstrations occur alongside global May Day rallies. According to RTHK Radio 1, the demonstrations are part of organized labor movements. Labor organizations held gatherings in Seoul to mark May Day, which has become a statutory holiday in South Korea. The protests are part of organized labor actions regarding current administration policies. Reporter's Without Borders reports that global press freedom has reached a new low, with increasing rollbacks in many countries. This was a direct result of actions such as interference in politics, persecution, and budget cuts for public broadcasters. The impact of these actions directly affects thousands of professionals.

The United States fell seven spots to 64th place in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index. These demonstrations occur alongside global May Day rallies. According to RTHK Radio 1, the demonstrations are part of organized labor movements. Labor organizations held gatherings in Seoul to mark May Day, which has become a statutory holiday in South Korea. The protests are part of organized labor actions regarding current administration policies. Reporter's Without Borders reports that global press freedom has reached a new low, with increasing rollbacks in many countries. This was a direct result of actions such as interference in politics, persecution, and budget cuts for public broadcasters. The impact of these actions directly affects thousands of professionals. This decline is attributed to actions taken by the administration, which are seen as responses to external pressures, contributing to a spiral of negative developments. The country now ranks behind Botswana and Liberia according to the report. Germany also saw a decline, dropping three places from 11th to 14th. President Donald Trump's relationship with the media is described as a love-hate dynamic involving late-night Truth Social posts.

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Sources · 7 independent

Mastodon

“Reporters Without Borders (@rsf.org) released its 2026 World Press Freedom Index. The United States fell seven spots to 64th out of 180 countries and regions surveyed”

Cadena SER

“La libertad de prensa está en una situación difícil o muy grave en más de la mitad de los países del mundo analizados en esta clasificación.”

NTV Radyo

“Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde petrol stokları iki haftadır azalıyor. Uzmanlara göre bu durum piyasalardaki sıkışmanın da bir göstergesi.”

Cadena SER

“La libertad de prensa está en una situación difícil o muy grave en más de la mitad de los países del mundo analizados en esta clasificación. En los 25 años que reporteros sin fronteras lleva realizando este ranking, la media global nunca había estado tan baja.”

Cadena SER

“En los 25 años que reporteros sin fronteras lleva realizando este ranking, la media global nunca había estado tan baja. En 2002... el 20% de la población mundial vivía en un país donde la situación de la prensa se percibía como buena. Ahora, ese porcentaje no llega al 1%.”

Cadena SER

“Los países de América se hunden en esta clasificación encabezados por Estados Unidos, que baja siete puestos en el ranking global por la estrategia de Donald Trump contra los reporteros.”

France Bleu Paris

“selon RSF, les États-Unis dégringolent 64ème.”

France Culture

“Jamais le score de Liberté de la presse n'avait été aussi bas. Sa larme, pardon, l'ONG, reporter son frontière. Il publie, comme chaque année, depuis 25 ans son index mondial.”

NDR 2

“Laut Reporter ohne Grenzen fallen nun mehr als die Hälfte aller Länder in die beiden schlechtesten Kategorien. Das Schlusslicht ist erneut eritrea. Den ersten Platz belegt Norwegen.”

Deutschlandfunk

“Zum ersten Mal in der 25-jährigen Geschichte der Rangliste der Pressefreiheit”

RTS La 1ere

“La liberté de la presse dans le monde atteint son plus bas historique, rapport de Reporters en Frontières ce matin. [...] les États-Unis ont perdu encore cette place l'année dernière au 64e rang.”

hr-iNFO

“Eigentlich wird die Pressefreiheit bei uns in Deutschland immer als leuchtendes Beispiel hingestellt, aber trotzdem sind wir beim jährlichen Ranking der Organisation Reporter ohne Grenzen nicht mal in den Top 10 gelandet.”

hr-iNFO

“in den Top 10 gelandet. Aktuell ist es Platz 14 letztes Jahr.”

hr-iNFO

“Auch die USA sind weiter nach hinten gerutscht, um sieben Plätze auf Rang 64. Da denken wir natürlich sofort an US-Präsident Trump und seine zum Teil heftigen Angriffe auf die Presse.”

hr-iNFO

“We see, when we look at the individual categories in the ranking in detail, the strongest decline in press freedom was in the legal area this year.”

hr-iNFO

“Verschlechterung von Gesetzen. wie die Rechte von Journalisten und damit den unabhängigen Journalismus, der unabhängige Information für alle Menschen macht, deutlich einschränken.”

hr-iNFO

“letzten zehn Plätzen nur Saudi Arabien. Saudi Arabien war schon immer auf. wie die Rechte von Journalisten und damit den unabhängigen Journalismus, der unabhängige Information für alle Menschen macht, deutlich einschränken.”

hr-iNFO

“Among the last ten places, only Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has always been on [the list]... significantly restricting the rights of journalists and thus independent journalism.”

DLF Kultur

“Die Pressefreiheit ist zunehmend bedroht. Weltweit, das sagt Genauer.”

hr-iNFO

“Neu ist unter den letzten 10 Plätzen nur Saudi Arabien. Saudi Arabien war schon immer auch nie gut, aber das Land ist im vergangenen Jahr noch mal deutlich gefallen.”

Antena 1 RTP HLS

“A liberdade imprensa atingiu este ano, 2026, o pior nível dos últimos 25 concluiu ranking anual da reporta desde o início do século.”

RTP Antena 1

“a liberdade de imprensa atingiu este ano dois mil e vinte e seis o pior nível dos últimos vinte e cinco anos”

Antena 1 RTP HLS

“Portugal está em oitavo lugar, entre 180 países com a classificação global de situação boa. O país mantém-se entre os mais seguros e livres para o exercício do jornalismo.”

RTP Antena 1

“Portugal está em oitavo lugar, entre 180 países, com a classificação global de situação boa, o país mantém-se entre os mais seguros e livres para o exercício do jornalismo.”

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