Behind the rankings of Pacific nations in the 2011-12 World Press Freedom Index

Commentary: Australia and New Zealand both declined in the 2011-2012 Reporters Sans Frontières/Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index rankings but all other surveyed Pacific Island nations improved their standings. This article reports upon those outcomes and details the methodology use...

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Autor principal:	Mark Pearson
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2012
Materias:	Ethics Journalism ethics Media freedom Methodology Press freedom Media regulation Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9e5c0b626dcf4e32974c1e906d063c732021-12-02T12:52:36ZBehind the rankings of Pacific nations in the 2011-12 World Press Freedom Index10.24135/pjr.v18i1.2971023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/9e5c0b626dcf4e32974c1e906d063c732012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/297https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035Commentary: Australia and New Zealand both declined in the 2011-2012 Reporters Sans Frontières/Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index rankings but all other surveyed Pacific Island nations improved their standings. This article reports upon those outcomes and details the methodology used by the international press freedom agency in reaching its annual determinations. It explains that such rankings can never be statistically precise because too many variables are at play between countries and from one survey period to another. Nevertheless, they are indicative and importantly draw attention each year to the widely varying standards applied to media freedom throughout the Pacific region and the wider world.Mark PearsonAsia Pacific NetworkarticleEthicsJournalism ethicsMedia freedomMethodologyPress freedomMedia regulationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2012)
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description	Commentary: Australia and New Zealand both declined in the 2011-2012 Reporters Sans Frontières/Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index rankings but all other surveyed Pacific Island nations improved their standings. This article reports upon those outcomes and details the methodology used by the international press freedom agency in reaching its annual determinations. It explains that such rankings can never be statistically precise because too many variables are at play between countries and from one survey period to another. Nevertheless, they are indicative and importantly draw attention each year to the widely varying standards applied to media freedom throughout the Pacific region and the wider world.
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title_short	Behind the rankings of Pacific nations in the 2011-12 World Press Freedom Index
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Behind the rankings of Pacific nations in the 2011-12 World Press Freedom Index

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