Reflecting the wide popularity of these broadcasters, the most-named journalists are ZDF heute-journal anchors Marietta Slomka and (formerly) Claus Kleber, alongside RTL aktuell host Peter Kloeppel. Myanmar, which had no journalists in jail as of December 1, 2020, saw the militarys post-coup repression leave 26 journalists in custody 12 months later. The 2021 Edelman Trust barometer reveals a disturbing level of public mistrust of journalists, with 59% of respondents in 28 countries saying that journalists deliberately try to mislead the public by reporting information they know to be false. Neither country sees any significant number of journalists from digital media outlets named (4% in Brazil, 3% in France). And are the journalists whom people are able to name mainly trading in facts or opinion? Named journalists were coded the same way across markets. The United States was #42. But is also striking that the most successful journalists have not stuck to a traditional medium. [2], In 2022, the eight countries which ranked highest on the Press Freedom Index were, in order, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Portugal, and Costa Rica. The 2021 Index demonstrates the success of these Nordic nations approach towards upholding press freedom. Europe registered a sizeable deterioration in its Abuses indicator, with acts of violence more than doubling in the European Union and Balkans, compared with a 17% deterioration worldwide. Numerous journalists have been arrested in the country since the start of the civil war between the federal government forces and forces led by the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) a year ago; nine reporters were still in custody on December 1. They also feature prominently on digital channels, further increasing their visibility. Egyptian photojournalist and CPJ International Press Freedom Awardee Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, for example, has spent every night in police custody since he was freed from Tora prison on March 4, 2019. They were not listed in the 2021 census either because CPJ was not aware of their detention at the time or was still investigating their cases. Q _Journalists_2. This politicisation of journalism may be one additional factor contributing to low trust in the news. Its been an especially bleak year for defenders of press freedom. But the rise of social media and other tech platforms has allowed many individual journalists along with many others, whether activists, creators, influencers, or political figures the opportunity to break away and build their own profiles independently of any particular news brand. Belarus leader Aleksandr Lukashenko, meanwhile, showed how little he cared about public opinion and how much he cared about staying in power by the extreme measures taken to arrest journalist Raman Pratasevich: the outrageous diversion of a civilian RyanAir flight to take Pratasevich off the plane. While Ivulin is facing up to four years in prison on charges of violating public order, one of his fans was sentenced to 14 days in detention for wearing a club shirt with the number 25 to a match at Ivulins local football club. In Tanzania (124th), President John Magufuli called the virus a western conspiracy, suggesting that Tanzania had kept it at bay by force of prayer. He imposed an information blackout on the pandemic before his death in March 2021. While print journalists are a little more prominent in the UK and Finland, across all markets there is a power that TV far more than social media on its own has to cement the names and faces of celebrity journalists who anchor for major networks and popular shows. In Egypt (166th), President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisis government simply banned the publication of any pandemic statistics that didnt come from the Ministry of Health. United Kingdom, T: +44 (0)1865 611080 CPJs 2021 prison census found that the number of reporters jailed for their work hit a new global record of 293, up from a revised total of 280 in 2020. The prominence of television news anchors and commentators when compared with journalists from digital or print outlets also reminds us of the importance of this medium in forging a deeper connection with audiences. Only around one in ten (9%) of US journalists mentioned is employed by a print outlet, compared with almost a third (30%) in the UK.

Public broadcaster Yle received 35% of mentions, with presenter Matti Rnk ranking first equal alongside former Yle presenter (and current AlfaTV presenter/Iltalehti columnist) Sanna Ukkola. RSFs global indicator its measure of the level of media freedom worldwide is only 0.3% lower in the 2021 Index than it was in 2020. Released under police observation, he must report to a police station every evening for the next five years. Finally, an in-between country is Germany, where there are somewhat more print journalists (19%) named than in Brazil or France, but fewer than the UK and Finland. Also high on the list is Piers Morgan, a news presenter who has forged a reputation for strong personality-based interviews and who has almost 8m Twitter followers. presenter/anchor, correspondent/reporter, columnist/commentator, other).

On mainland China, others face a litany of vague Orwellian charges. In addition, an unknown number of reporters have gone underground or into exile their departure a significant blow to gains made by independent media under the ousted elected government. Shawkan is also prohibited from managing his financial assets and property for five years. This list reminds us that cable TV continues to punch well above its weight in engaging Americans with the news. The reason? Both figures are far below the percentage of non-white people in the general population in each country, perhaps again indicating a lack of non-white visibility in journalistic and top editorial positions (Eddy et al., 2022b). Similar to the US, television journalists are prominent in the most-named lists in Brazil and France. The 11 are not listed in the CPJ census because The Epoch Times said they were not reporters, but their detention is an ominous indicator of Chinas efforts to stifle media discourse. Those whom we classified as alternative or independent account for around 15% of all named journalists in the United States, but far less in all other countries. [5], Reporters Without Borders assessment of countries' press freedom, Internet censorship and surveillance by country, 2020 World Press Freedom Index, Methodology, "2022 World Press Freedom Index | Reporters Without Borders", Full list of rankings from the Press Freedom Index, Timeline of geopolitical changes (before 1900), Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900present), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Press_Freedom_Index&oldid=1095427290, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 June 2022, at 09:02. No journalists were jailed in North America at the time of the census deadline. On Twitter alone, Rachel Maddow has over 10m followers, while Tucker Carlson has over 5m. Freelance video journalist Zhang Zhan, arrested in May 2020 for her critical coverage of Chinas response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is serving four years for picking quarrels and stirring up trouble a charge often used to target peaceful critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Like the UK, there is more focus on journalists from print media, with over a third (37%) of names being columnists or reporters for outlets such as Iltalehti, Ilta-Sanomat, and Helsingin Sanomat. Columnist Peggy Noonan is among those named from the Wall Street Journal, while columnists at the New York Times, such as Paul Krugman, Maureen Dowd, and Ezra Klein, also feature. However, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a partner of CPJ. Just 4% of the journalists mentioned work for any print outlet. A CPJ special report by Editorial Director Arlene Getz. A perceived lack of real diversity may be contributing to the lack of engagement, especially with a younger generation who want more representation. University of Oxford Eight Hong Kong media figures, including Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily and Next Digital and CPJs 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Awardee, were jailed in a stark blow to the citys already embattled independent press. In some countries, these popular names are newsreaders with a commitment to impartiality, but in others they are partisan hosts. 13 Norham Gardens With 16 journalists behind bars on the date of the annual census, Ethiopia tied with Eritrea as the years worst jailers of journalists in sub-Saharan Africa. While a relatively low number, CPJ has found a disturbing decline in press freedom in the region. To understand more about these dynamics, we asked respondents to name up to five specific journalists they pay attention to, using an open-ended question in our survey. Will this access be restored when the pandemic is over? The proportion of journalists named from broadcast media is also in the middle of the pack (70%), with this seven-in-ten figure being largely driven by the prominence of ARD, ZDF, and RTL, which make up two-thirds (64%) of mentions. This politicisation of journalism including the increased prevalence of politically motivated alternative vloggers and podcasters, particularly in the US may have associations with low trust in news. The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021. In Zimbabwe (down 4 at 130th), the investigative reporter Hopewell Chinono was arrested shortly after helping to expose the overbilling practices of a medical equipment supply company. At least 24 journalists were killed because of their coverage so far this year; 18 others died in circumstances too murky to determine whether they were specific targets. This is changing expectations of what a journalist might look like, bringing in a wider and more diverse set of voices, as well as, in some cases, louder and more extreme ones, too. Oxford, OX2 6PS Three opinion columnists from the Guardian also make the top list, a testament to the high online reach of the left-leaning publication which doesnt have a paywall. Other explanations may relate to the types of journalism that are practised in different countries. In response to the virality of disinformation across borders, on digital platforms and via social media, journalism provides the most effective means of ensuring that public debate is based on a diverse range of established facts.. The government of Abiy Ahmed, who became prime minister amidst anunprecedented era of reform after becoming prime minister in 2018, emerged in 2021 as the second-worst jailer of journalists in sub-Saharan Africa, after Eritrea. [CDATA[// >