{"id":447121,"date":"2019-04-19T16:07:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447121"},"modified":"2019-04-19T16:07:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T16:07:04","slug":"moldova-dropped-10-positions-ranking-2019-world-press-freedom-index-compared-previous-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/moldova-dropped-10-positions-ranking-2019-world-press-freedom-index-compared-previous-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova has dropped 10 positions in the ranking of 2019 World Press Freedom Index as compared to the previous year"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>The Republic of Moldova holds <strong>91st position<\/strong> in\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/ranking\/2019%23\">2019 World Press Freedom Index<\/a>\u00a0published by <strong>Reporters Without Borders<\/strong>, being preceded by Serbia (90th position) and followed by Gambia (92nd position). As compared to previous reports, Moldova&#8217;s situation regarding the freedom of information has worsened, as it previously occupied 81st position in 2018 and 80th position in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The country <a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/moldova\">profile<\/a>\u00a0states that <em>&#8220;the Moldova\u2019s media is diverse but extremely polarised, like the country itself,\u00a0which is characterised by chronic instability and the excessive influence of its oligarchs.<\/em>&#8221; It also describes the correlation between the content published by the leading media outlets and the political and business interests of their owners, that being especially observed during the campaign for the current year\u00a0parliamentary elections. <em>&#8220;Journalistic independence and quality, and the concentration of media ownership are major challenges. As media outlets battle with each other in a climate exacerbated by the society\u2019s polarisation, the broadcasting regulatory authority\u2019s lack of independence continues to be a source of concern,&#8221;<\/em> is stated in the report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447122\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447122\" class=\"wp-image-447122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: rsf.org<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The ranking is led by such countries as Norway, Finland and Sweden while Eritrea, North Korea and Turkmenistan occupy the last positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The World Press Freedom Index<\/strong> is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states. It was first published in 2002, representing a point of reference that is quoted by media throughout the world and is used by diplomats and international entities such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. The report is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country and region.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: rsf.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>The Republic of Moldova holds 91st position in\u00a0the 2019 World Press Freedom Index\u00a0published by Reporters Without Borders, being preceded by Serbia (90th position) and followed by Gambia (92nd position). As compared to previous reports, Moldova&#8217;s situation regarding the freedom of information has worsened, as it previously occupied 81st position in 2018 and 80th position in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":447123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[288,35,287,27,289],"class_list":["post-447121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-freedom","tag-important","tag-media","tag-moldova","tag-reporters-without-borders"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>The Republic of Moldova holds <strong>91st position<\/strong> in\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/ranking\/2019%23\">2019 World Press Freedom Index<\/a>\u00a0published by <strong>Reporters Without Borders<\/strong>, being preceded by Serbia (90th position) and followed by Gambia (92nd position). As compared to previous reports, Moldova&#8217;s situation regarding the freedom of information has worsened, as it previously occupied 81st position in 2018 and 80th position in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The country <a href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/moldova\">profile<\/a>\u00a0states that <em>&#8220;the Moldova\u2019s media is diverse but extremely polarised, like the country itself,\u00a0which is characterised by chronic instability and the excessive influence of its oligarchs.<\/em>&#8221; It also describes the correlation between the content published by the leading media outlets and the political and business interests of their owners, that being especially observed during the campaign for the current year\u00a0parliamentary elections. <em>&#8220;Journalistic independence and quality, and the concentration of media ownership are major challenges. As media outlets battle with each other in a climate exacerbated by the society\u2019s polarisation, the broadcasting regulatory authority\u2019s lack of independence continues to be a source of concern,&#8221;<\/em> is stated in the report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447122\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447122\" class=\"wp-image-447122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/image-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: rsf.org<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The ranking is led by such countries as Norway, Finland and Sweden while Eritrea, North Korea and Turkmenistan occupy the last positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The World Press Freedom Index<\/strong> is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states. It was first published in 2002, representing a point of reference that is quoted by media throughout the world and is used by diplomats and international entities such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. 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