The World Press Freedom Indexis published annually by Reporters Without Borders and presents efforts made by authorities to respect this freedom and the extent of its enjoyment by journalists, organizations and netizens in each country.

reflect the degree of freedom that journalists, news organizations, and netizens have in each country, and the efforts made by authorities to respect this freedom. Reporters Without Borders is careful to note that the index only deals with press freedom and does not measure the quality of journalism nor does it look at human rights violations in general.[2]