Media freedom is the ‘antidote to tyranny’

Political scientists say that during transitions in international relations, emerging challengers use strategic misinformation to establish and maintain their influence and shape the system. Russia is such a challenger today.

Reporters scrum Conservative deputy leader Candice Bergen in Ottawa, on Nov. 24, 2021. Canada and Estonia are countries where the media environment is considered satisfactory by Reporters Without Borders. By comparison, Russia and Belarus fall into the category of difficult countries, writes Estonian Ambassador Toomas Lukk. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TOOMAS LUKK

February 2, 2022

The press is completely or partially blocked in 73 per cent, or 130 of the 180 countries ranked by the 2021 World Press Freedom Index. The index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) marks the state of respect for universally accepted freedoms; freedom of the press, of speech and association. ...

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