Global Press Freedom Hits 25-Year Low, Less Than 1% of the World Lives in a Free Media Environment

Press freedom around the world is at its lowest point in the past 25 years. That is according to Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) 2026 World Press Freedom Index, which presents a troubling picture of the continuing deterioration in journalists' ability to work freely in nearly every region of the world. According to the data, less than 1% of the world's population now lives in countries where press freedom is rated