Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Carlo C. <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > The Best are the nations of Northern Europe and Scandinavian countries: Iceland,
> > Finland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden (top five worldwide).
>
>   Note that even though there's no governmental pressure on what the press
> can publish, there may still be (and actually *is*) cultural and sociological
> pressure on what kind of things the press will allow itself to publish.
> Self-censorship in certain subjects is quite common.
>
>   Also "free press" in no way implies that the press is unbiased. While some
> very small newspapers may be more willing to publish even more "taboo" points
> of view, it's rather common that the big ones tend to be rather biased on
> how they approach certain "taboo" subjects. In extreme cases the press at
> large may engage in open witch-hunting against certain movements or even
> individuals (it *has* happened, even here).
>
> --
>                                                           - Warp

From www.corriere.it:

The main problem of Italy, according to Karin KARLEK, the researcher who led the
study, it is Berlusconi. "His return in 2008, has reawakened fears about the
concentration of media in public and one private person" he says. Other
factors: the abuse of defamation complaints against journalists and the
escalation of physical intimidation by organized crime.

These are more or less the reasons for the downgrade.


--
Carlo

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