Licht off-topic, maar eigenlijk wel een paar verrassingen vind ik.
- Japan: problematic
- Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland slechts 'satisfactory'
- Griekenland ook niet denderend
- vraag me af wat NL, gans Scandinavië, Ierland en enkele Baltische staten beter doen
Japan, a parliamentary democracy, upholds the principles of media freedom and pluralism,” the group said. “However, the weight of traditions, economic interests, political pressure, and gender inequalities prevent journalists from fully exercising their role of holding the government to account.”
België scoort iets minder o.a. omwille van dit:
The organisation notes that while Belgian journalists enjoy a "relatively high" level of trust, they face violence from police and demonstrators at rallies. In one case, a journalist was temporarily arrested by police while covering riots on the streets of Brussels following Morocco's World Cup matches in December last year.
"Journalists covering demonstrations were subjected to intimidation and threats by protesters, while police violence, along with online threats with a racist or sexist cast, have led to a sense of lack of safety among journalists," the country report on Belgium reads.
"In this climate, some of them decided against covering certain events deemed to be too dangerous. And some journalists even quit the profession."
RSF also highlighted the online threats experienced by journalists in Belgium, which were mainly directed at women
