Freedom of the Press 2014: Trends in Latin America
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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 2014: TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICA
Selected data and analysis from Freedom House’s report
on global media freedom
July 2014
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PRESS FREEDOM IN THE AMERICAS
38%
43%
43%
43%
19%
14%
Status byPopulation
Status byCountry
Americas Free Partly Free Not Free
2%
15%
67%
60%
31%
25%
Status byPopulation
Status byCountry
Latin America Free Partly Free Not Free
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47.84
39.06
49.75
24.80
58.67
47.08
58.04
26.71 25.88
75.33
68.84
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Regional and Sub-Regional Average Scores in FOTP 2014
Global Middle East and North AfricaRegion Subregion
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AVERAGE SCORES 2004–13: A DECADE OF DECLINE
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502004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Global Latin America
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AMERICAS: BIGGEST GAINS & DECLINES 2009-2013
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Ecuador
Panama
Bolivia
Honduras
Nicaragua
Suriname
Guyana
USA
Venezuela
Cuba
El Salvador
ColombiaFree Partly Free Not Free
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COMPARING PRESS FREEDOM IN LATIN AMERICA
18
26 31
45 51
54
61 62 64
78
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LATIN AMERICA: 2013 DEVELOPMENTS
• Scores worsened in Honduras, Panama, Suriname, and Venezuela.
• Ecuador, Mexico remain Not Free.
Communications Law in Ecuador, NGO attacks in Mexico key issues in 2013.
• Paraguay improved back to Partly Free; less
pressure on public broadcaster, fewer libel cases.
• Modest improvement in Cuba due to decrease in arbitrary detentions, granting of exit visas.
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LATIN AMERICA: CONTINUING ISSUES OF CONCERN
• Violence and intimidation (state & nonstate actors)
• Political polarization and authoritarian tendencies
• Ownership concentration
• Beginning of efforts to control or regulate
online/digital content
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For additional information:
Please visit our website at www.freedomhouse.org
or contact Karin Deutsch Karlekar at
[email protected] @karinkarlekar