Freedom of the Press 2007: A Global Survey of Media Independence
Source: Freedom House
From press release:
Press freedom suffered continued global decline in 2006, with particularly troubling trends evident in Asia, the former Soviet Union and Latin America. A major study of the state of media freedom released today by Freedom House also warned of a growing effort to place restrictions on internet freedom by censoring, harassing, or shutting down sites that provide alternate sources of political commentary.
+ Charts and Graphs (PDF; 235 KB)
+ Overview Essay (PDF; 108 KB)
+ Draft Reports (PDF; 950 KB)
+ Methodology (PDF; 22 KB)
+ Map of Press Freedom 2007 (PDF; 787 KB)
+ Historical Trends in Media Freedom (maps)
