Small problems with some of these
Denmark (19th) dropped from joint first place because of serious threats against the authors of the Mohammed cartoons published there in autumn 2005. For the first time in recent years in a country that is very observant of civil liberties, journalists had to have police protection due to threats against them because of their work.
NOT THE GOVERENMENT OF DENMARKS FAULT, THIS WAS DUE TO DEATH THREATS FROM OTHER GOVERENMENTS. SOME OF WHICH CAME UP IN THE RANKS, GUESS IF YOU THREATEN OTHER COUNTRIES REPORTERS AND NOT YOUR OWN ITS OK?
Three journalists were killed in each of Colombia (131st) and Mexico (132th). A Mexican reporter also disappeared along the US border, where drug-traffickers threaten the media.
AGAIN NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE GOVERENMENT. IF THE REPORTERS ARE AFRAID FOR THEIR LIVES AND DON'T GO TO PRINT? THEY CAN IF THEY WANT TO MAKE THE CHOICE, THEIR OVERENMENT IS NOT STOPPING THEM!
Relations between the media and the Bush administration sharply deteriorated after the president used the pretext of ?national security? to regard as suspicious any journalist who questioned his ?war on terrorism.? The zeal of federal courts which, unlike those in 33 US states, refuse to recognise the media?s right not to reveal its sources, even threatens journalists whose investigations have no connection at all with terrorism.
THIS WOULD BE GOVERENMENT SPONSORED IF TRUE. Not sure where they are coming from as the federal courts have to follow the constitution, those are not state laws,
First Amendment - Religion and Expression
Amendment Text | Annotations
"""""""""""""Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."""""""""""""