Lithuania's press freedom index in 2024 was 81.73, a deterioration when compared with the previous year. 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.
Press freedom index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024
According to the source, the "methodology defines press freedom as “the effective possibility for journalists, as individuals and as groups, to select, produce and disseminate news and information in the public interest, independently from political, economic, legal and social interference, and without threats to their physical and mental safety.” In order to reflect press freedom’s complexity, five new indicators are now used to compile the Index: the political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and security. The Index’s rankings are based on a score ranging from 0 to 100 that is assigned to each country or territory, with 100 being the best possible score (the highest possible level of press freedom) and 0 the worst" as follows:
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Reporters Without Borders. (May 3, 2024). Press freedom index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026414/lit-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press freedom index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026414/lit-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. (2024). Press freedom index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026414/lit-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders. "Press Freedom Index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026414/lit-press-freedom-index/
Reporters Without Borders, Press freedom index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026414/lit-press-freedom-index/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Press freedom index in Lithuania from 2022 to 2024 [Graph], Reporters Without Borders, May 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1026414/lit-press-freedom-index/
