Anita Varma is the program manager for Journalism & Media Ethics as well as Business, Leadership, and Social Sector Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Initial ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday announced that the economic indicator in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index has fallen to an unprecedented critical low, prompting the global state of press ...

The Hong Kong Journalists Association believes that the environment for news reporting in Hong Kong has drastically deteriorated over the past year. Government targeting the media is the major reason ...

The most negative influence on press freedom was observed in countries with authoritarian presidents, such as Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. This statement was originally published on en ...

The latest freedom of press ranking reveals a troubling 25-year global low. As authoritarian pressures mount worldwide, India's rank in the World Press Freedom Index has dropped to 157. This ...

The Philippines has climbed to 114th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, a slight improvement from its 116th rank last year. On the surface, this looks like progress. However, ...