Global press freedom loses ground in 2008
According to a study by the non-profit Freedom House, only 17 percent of the world enjoys a free press and the trend is for a continuing decline. -DB The Epoch Times June 3, 2009 By Ivailo Anguelov The freedom of the press continues to decline and the environment in which journalists work is deteriorating in every corner of the world, shows a recent study by the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization Freedom House. Out of the