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The 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index and report, published today, describe a marked deterioration of press freedom around the world, with journalists and media facing difficult economic conditions and journalists in the US operating in an increasingly hostile environment.
For the first time, RSF has classified the state of press freedom globally as in a “difficult situation,” noting that following several years of decline, the conditions for journalism are now rated “poor” in half the world’s countries and the average score of all assessed countries has fallen to 55 — a new low point.
