22 April 2020
"The coronavirus pandemic is further threatening media freedom worldwide, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index."
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"Compiled by Reporters Without Borders, the 180-country index notes a correlation between a country's ranking and its response to the pandemic.
Both China at 177 and Iran, which dropped three places to 173, censored their coronavirus outbreaks. Norway again topped the index while North Korea came in last."
Coronavirus further threatening media freedom, says Reporters Without Borders (BBC News, link)
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