Asia & Pacific

Australia, New Zealand Plummet in Press Freedom Rankings: Reporters Without Borders

No country in the Asia-Pacific region is among the top 15.
Australia, New Zealand Plummet in Press Freedom Rankings: Reporters Without Borders
A journalists raises her hand as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (C) speaks standing next to (L-R) Jim Chalmers, Penny Wong, Richard Marles and Katy Gallagher during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 23, 2022. David Gray/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Journalists working in the Asia-Pacific region face perils ranging from violence to sustained online abuse, the annual Press Freedom report from Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders, or RSF) has found.

As a result, no country in the region has made it into the top fifteen.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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