The U.S. Now Ranks As A ‘Problematic’ Place For Journalists

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April 18th, 2019

The photos of five people, who were slain in the Capital Gazette newsroom last year, adorn candles at a vigil in June. On Thursday, Reporters Without Borders ranked the U.S. no. 48 in its World Press Freedom Index, citing attacks and threats.

Jose Luis Magana / AP

The United States has become a less safe place for journalists, and the threats they face are becoming the standard, according to a new report by an international press freedom organization.

Reporters Sans Frontières, or Reporters Without Borders, dropped the U.S. to No. 48 out of 180 on its annual World Press Freedom Index, three notches lower than its place last year. The move downgrades the country from a “satisfactory” place to work freely to a “problematic” one for journalists.

“Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats or turned so often to private security firms for protection,” the report stated.

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