Paragraph 1
Press freedom is at its
level in 25 years. This is according to the
Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Its
World Press Freedom Index assessed how free the media is in 180 countries. RSF said press
was "problematic" or worse in three
of the nations. In over half of the world,
were "difficult" to "very
". This was a third in 2013. Press freedom was considered "
" in over 70 per cent of countries. The RSF said
were "good" in seven countries. These were all in
and western Europe.