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Media freedom
Following the SGI codebook, the country’s performance has been assessed on a scale from 1 to 10.
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Score 2011
| 1 | Chile | 10 |
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| 1 | Finland | 10 |
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| 1 | Ireland | 10 |
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| 1 | Norway | 10 |
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| 1 | Sweden | 10 |
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| 1 | Switzerland | 10 |
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| 1 | USA | 10 |
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| 8 | Belgium | 9 |
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| 8 | Canada | 9 |
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| 8 | Denmark | 9 |
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| 8 | Luxembourg | 9 |
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| 8 | Netherlands | 9 |
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| 8 | New Zealand | 9 |
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| 14 | Australia | 8 |
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| 14 | Germany | 8 |
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| 14 | Iceland | 8 |
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| 14 | Poland | 8 |
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| 14 | UK | 8 |
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| 19 | Czech Rep. | 7 |
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| 19 | Japan | 7 |
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| 19 | Mexico | 7 |
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| 19 | Spain | 7 |
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| 23 | Austria | 6 |
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| 23 | France | 6 |
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| 23 | Portugal | 6 |
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| 23 | Turkey | 6 |
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| 27 | Greece | 5 |
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| 27 | Hungary | 5 |
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| 29 | Italy | 4 |
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| 29 | Slovakia | 4 |
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| 29 | South Korea | 4 |
10
Question
Are media organizations independent
from the government?
Indicator Design
Media freedom: texts + scores are based on independent assessments by two experts. Results were adjusted for cross-national consistency by the regional coordinator and SGI board.
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