Germany's press freedom index in 2024 was 83.84, a deterioration from the previous and lowest figure in the presented timeline. The index presents an overview of the plurality and independence of the media and how safe and free it is for journalist to do their job, with higher scores indicating a better situation for the press and lower scores a worse one. Germany's press freedom index score tends to fluctuate each year, but in 2024 ranked 10th globally, above neighboring Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Even so, like in many markets around the world, Germany's journalists are subject to harassment and threats.
According to the source, the Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. It is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country and region. It does not rank public policies even if governments obviously have a major impact on their country’s ranking. Nor is it an indicator of the quality of journalism in each country or region.
The countries surveyed were scored between 0 and 100, with 0 being the worst possible result and 100 the best.
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Reporters Without Borders. (May 3, 2024). Press freedom index in Germany from 2013 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026078/de-press-freedom-index/
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