Reporters without borders

Reporters without borders, or Reporters sans frontières (RSF), is an organization devoted to freedom of the press. The name connects to the Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors without borders.

Worldwide press freedom index

The RSF has made a list of most of the world countries based on their press freedom. The highlights from the 2003 list include:

Position	Country	Score (lower is better)
1	Finland	0.50
-	Iceland	0.50
-	Netherlands	0.50
-	Norway	0.50
5	Denmark	1.00
-	Trinidad and Tobago	1.00
7	Belgium	1.17
8	Germany	1.33
9	Sweden	1.50
10	Canada	1.83

Position	Country	Score (higher is worse)
157	Bhutan	77.33
158	Turkmenistan	82.83
159	Vietnam	89.17
160	Iran	89.33
161	People's Republic of China	91.25
162	Eritrea	91.50
163	Laos	94.83
164	Burma	95.50
165	Cuba	97.83
166	North Korea	99.50

External links

• Reporters Without Borders web page
• First worldwide press freedom index (October 2002)
• Second worldwide press freedom index (October 2003)