Asia-Pacific:
A modest decline in the average score for the Asia-Pacific region was driven by negative status changes, as South Korea moved from Free to Partly Free and Thailand from Partly Free to Not Free. Cambodia, Fiji, India, and Vanuatu also saw score declines, while Bangladesh and the Philippines registered modest improvements. This region also continues to be home to two of the survey’s poorest performers, Burma and North Korea, and the world’s largest poor performer, China, where a crackdown on free expression continued in 2010. (Source:Freedom House)
每年五月初自由之家都會發布年度新聞自由指標. 今年台灣得分(Rating)25(按:愈小愈自由),全世界排名48, 屬於新聞自由的國度(Status: Free), 在亞洲地區排第七 (同一個表格p.9).
此次台灣在全球的排名(48)和去年十月(2010)無國界記者(Reports Without Borders,RWB)發布的新聞自由指標結果一樣(48). 相較於去年自由之家的報告,台灣排名從47退後一名到48,總分也退步一分(24-->25, again,愈多分愈不自由). 對此,新聞局局長表示: "今年初立法院三讀通過預算法、對置入性行銷已經有明確規範，如果自由之家考慮到台灣已解決這個問題，台灣的排名應該會提前。"
新聞局長之言是否成立? 幾個月後RWB發布的新聞自由指標值得觀察.
值得一提的, 自由之家這次不但提供十年為一期,自1980年開始的趨勢比較(如圖), 還有過去五年(2006-2011)的變化. 從後圖看出,台灣過去幾年退步了3-6分(3-6 pooint decline).
我找了一下過去自由之家(Freedom House)的資料, 整體指標為自由(Free), 其餘各項為(數字愈小愈自由) 比較如下,不過還沒找到今年的詳細的各分類分數(將更新):
2011 2010 2009 2008
Status: Free Free Free Free
Legal Environment: () 7 7 7
Political Environment: () 9 9 7
Economic Environment: () 8 7 6
Total Score: 25 24 23 20*
World Ranking (全球排名): 48 47 43 32
*2006-2008台灣總得分均為20. 從這比較看來,清楚看見台灣逐年退步的趨勢,尤其是2008至2009年期間台灣的全球排名大幅滑落,且退步趨勢持續.
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延伸閱讀:
Freedom House lowers Taiwan’s press ranking:
LESS FREE:The nation has fallen five places in the world rankings since 2008 and DPP legislators were quick to link the decline with President Ma Ying-jeou’s taking office
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