US Plummets On World Press Freedom Ranking 427
Jeremiah Cornelius writes "Reporters Without Borders released its 2011-2012 global Press Freedom Index. The indicators for press freedom in the U.S. are dramatic, with a downward movement from 27th to 47th in the global ranking, from the previous year. Much of this is correlated directly to the arrest and incarceration of American journalists covering the 'Occupy' protest movements in New York and across the country. 'This is especially troubling as we head into an election year which is sure to spark new conflicts between police and press covering rallies, protests and political events.' Only Chile, who dropped from 33 to 80, joined the U.S. in falling over 100% of their previous ranking. Similarly, Chile was downgraded for 'freedom of information violations committed by the security forces during student protests.'"
quick (Score:5, Funny)
The American government should shut down this website before the news gets out.
Want to know what I REALLY think about this? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"falling over 100% of their previous ranking" (Score:5, Funny)
Does falling from 27 to 47 in ranking qualify for your test of significant metrics?
Either way, it's Springtime for Hitler!
Math (Score:5, Funny)
In other news, US dropped 110% in world math rankings...
Re:"falling over 100% of their previous ranking" (Score:5, Funny)
Either way, it's Springtime for Hitler!
Godwin in 13 minutes. Not bad for a Thursday evening.
Re:"falling over 100% of their previous ranking" (Score:5, Funny)
Godwin does NOT apply to Mel Brooks references!
Re:Since when (Score:5, Funny)
no, see... it wasn't a freedom of the press issue, it was a freedom of the reporters issue. Two completely different things! The press is still free to report whatever they want, but the reporters can be imprisoned all the government wants without infringing on that!
^.~
Re:Some kind of irony (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's kind of ironic... (Score:2, Funny)
So I see you watch Fox News...
Re:"I've got one that can SEE!" -- They Live (Score:5, Funny)
Personally, if they gave me my own spacious cave/cell like Hannibal Lecter with free WIFI for reading slashdot and visiting FBI trainees asking about C++ rules for sequence points, I'd consider it.
Re:"falling over 100% of their previous ranking" (Score:5, Funny)
I did an analysis and found out that the 192 countries average rank was 96.5 the same as last year. We can rest easy knowing that we held steady this year.
Re:"I've got one that can SEE!" -- They Live (Score:4, Funny)
Get rid of scheduled lunches and other breaks, and you could call it work without a hint of sarcasm.
Re:"falling over 100% of their previous ranking" (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, only a Nazi like Hitler would do something like tha-
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