I used to (naively) believe that the Press Freedom Index was compiled by independent institutions, that Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which started the index, was made up of people who care about journalism; regardless of their worldview. However, over the years I have come to realize that the project is highly ideologically charged and defined, as the same pattern repeats itself over and over again: when the right wing is in power in a count…
I used to (naively) believe that the Press Freedom Index was compiled by independent institutions, that Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which started the index, was made up of people who care about journalism; regardless of their worldview. However, over the years I have come to realize that the project is highly ideologically charged and defined, as the same pattern repeats itself over and over again: when the right wing is in power in a count…