World Press Freedom Day being observed today

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Pakistan ranks at 61st among 196 countries in term of the press freedom.

03 May,2011 10:08 am

According to a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the worldwide death toll dropped in 2010, but Pakistan emerged as one of the deadliest places for the journalists. In its year-end analysis, the CPJ recorded that more than 42 journalists were killed worldwide, with Iraq, Mexico, and Honduras also ranking high. A suicide attack in Pakistan killed two journalists.According to Freedom House, the number of people worldwide with access to free and independent media declined to its lowest level in over a decade. A total of the 196 countries and territories were assessed during 2010, a total of 68 (35 percent) were rated free, 65 (33 percent) were rated partly free, and 63 (32 percent) were rated not free. The report also noted several key trends driving the ongoing threats to media freedom. A global survey of media independence shows that a number of key countries — including Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine — experienced significant declines, producing a global landscape in which only one in six people live in countries with a press that is designated free.