Thursday, January 31, 2013

Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in western hemisphere

Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in the Western Hemisphere, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders.

Jamaica was ranked 13th overall in the world, ousting Canada which is now ranked 20th as the region’s leader for press freedom.

Jamaica was just ahead of Switzerland on the list, and just below Austria.

The report reflects a series of criteria, from legislation to violence against journalists and the attitudes and intentions

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