Israel slips down rankings for media freedom

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"Israel has lost its place at the top of Middle Eastern states for media freedom after the restrictions placed on journalist during the Gaza war.

Reporters San Frontières, which complies an annual ranking of media freedom in 176 countries, placed Israel in 93rd place, below Kuwait, UAE and Lebanon.

Severe restrictions were placed on journalists covering the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Three journalists were killed in Gaza, 20 injured and five were arrested.

"This nose-dive means it has lost its place at the head of the Middle Eastern countries," the group’s secretary-general Jean-Francois Julliard.

Factors which determine a country’s media freedom according to the survey include attacks on journalists, arrests, censorship laws, intimidation and covert censorship."

http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/21129/israel-slips-down-rankings-media-freedom