Canada slips to 21st in Freedom of Press Index

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Then, the USA being ranked 137th for the coverage of the operations in Iraq means that the 136 countries above (out of 167) face no big problems with press freedom? For a country boasting about its liberty and democracy there's something amiss.

Not at all - this is a poll ranking based upon journalist wants and desires for the freedom of the press. Nothing amiss at all unless want wants to believe the ranking is 100% accurate. I doubt that its even very scientific in how its ran

an international media advocacy group says in an annual report.

Oh and by the way the USA is not ranked 137th according to the article

The U.S. dropped more than 20 spots to 44th place, mainly due to the imprisonment of New York Times reporter Judith Miller and judicial action that was “undermining the privacy of journalistic sources,” the statement said.

Again that shows the nature of the report. All one has to do is read why Judith Miller was sent to jail and the after story to realize that.

Edit: to fix quote tag