October 28, 2003
Freedom of the press…
The second World
Press Freedom Ranking, published by
Reporters Without
Borders, strikes me as a waste of time. I certainly think freedom of the
press is an important world issue, but I do not think this list has much merit.
And my assessment has little to do with the ludicrously low U.S. ranking.
The rankings are based on survey data (opinions), not on policy analysis of
socio-political practice (although opinions of same may be involved in the
survey). The JWB fails to provide us with the names of respondents or a copy of
the survey. Without this information, this list falls into question because
there is no way to judge it. Or, rather, there’s no way to take it seriously
until such information is forthcoming.
Posted by acline | October 28, 2003 | Posted in: Main |
