Media organizations of the country expressed concern
New Delhi. The country's media organizations have expressed concern over India falling 11 places to 161st position in the World Press Freedom Index-2023 published on Wednesday. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global media watchdog, publishes an annual report on press freedom in countries around the world. Last year, RSF ranked India 150th in a survey of 180 countries.
The RSF report says the situation has gone from problematic to worse in three countries: Tajikistan (down one place to 153rd), India (down 11 places to 161st) and Turkey (down 16 places to 165th). Another situation that dangerously restricts the free flow of information is the takeover of media institutions by oligarchs who maintain close ties to politicians, the report, published on the occasio

Media organizations of the country expressed concern
New Delhi. The country's media organizations have expressed concern over India falling 11 places to 161st position in the World Press Freedom Index-2023 published on Wednesday. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global media watchdog, publishes an annual report on press freedom in countries around the world. Last year, RSF ranked India 150th in a survey of 180 countries.
The RSF report says the situation has gone from problematic to worse in three countries: Tajikistan (down one place to 153rd), India (down 11 places to 161st) and Turkey (down 16 places to 165th). Another situation that dangerously restricts the free flow of information is the takeover of media institutions by oligarchs who maintain close ties to politicians, the report, published on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, said.Indian Women's Press Corps, Press Club of India and Press Association issued a joint statement expressing their concern over the decline in the country's rank in the index. The joint statement sa