The Centre does not agree with the conclusions drawn by Reporters Without Borders about press freedom in India .
Reasons by the Centre:
Very low sample size
Little or no weightage to the fundamentals of democracy
Adoption of the methodology by the publisher of the report is “questionable and non-transparent
About Press Freedom Index:
India dropped two places on the global press freedom index ranking to 142nd place.
India’s neighbors — Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka — are ranked higher in the list.
It is released by Reporters Without Borders.
It has been published every year since 2002.
The Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists.
It 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.
It does not rank public policies even if governments obviously have a major impact on their country’s ranking.
It is not an indicator of the quality of journalism in each country or region.
Reports Without Borders:
Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) or Reporters Without Borders is based in Paris.
RSF is an independent NGO with consultative status with the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF).
