51% OF TURKS THINK MEDIA NOT FREE IN THEIR COUNTRY
Panorama.am
29/03/2012
Median of nearly two-thirds of adults (65%) across 133 countries
and areas Gallup surveyed in 2011 say the media in their countries
have a lot of freedom, essentially unchanged from the median of 67%
found in 2010, gallup.com reported.
These views still vary worldwide, ranging from a low of 23% in Belarus
to a high of 97% in Finland.
Turkish Milliyet daily, referring to Gallup, says 40% of Turks think
there is freedom of media in their country, while 51% consider Turkey a
not-free country for media. Among 133 countries Turkey ranked the 13th.
The top five country, where citizens think there is freedom of
media are:
1. Finland (97 %) 2. The Netherlands (96 %) 3. Australia (94 %)
4. Ghana (93 %) 5. Germany (92 %)
From: A. Papazian
Panorama.am
29/03/2012
Median of nearly two-thirds of adults (65%) across 133 countries
and areas Gallup surveyed in 2011 say the media in their countries
have a lot of freedom, essentially unchanged from the median of 67%
found in 2010, gallup.com reported.
These views still vary worldwide, ranging from a low of 23% in Belarus
to a high of 97% in Finland.
Turkish Milliyet daily, referring to Gallup, says 40% of Turks think
there is freedom of media in their country, while 51% consider Turkey a
not-free country for media. Among 133 countries Turkey ranked the 13th.
The top five country, where citizens think there is freedom of
media are:
1. Finland (97 %) 2. The Netherlands (96 %) 3. Australia (94 %)
4. Ghana (93 %) 5. Germany (92 %)
From: A. Papazian