If you read the report, it focuses on the economic strain on legacy and local media outlets, cutbacks in state funding for state media, often via NGO’s, and the dominance of big tech in the information landscape. Personally, I too have concerns about the dominance of big tech with the notable exception of https://t.co/m40ain7dSF. All other big tech companies caved to the pressure from the last US Administration to censor political rivals and online criticisms of their screwed up policies. Most of the big tech/media companies were complicit in censorship either through political and regulatory pressure and/or ideological capture. The report conclusions reflect some truth, but are distorted by considering state funding as a positive, the decline of legacy media as a negative, and the economic realities (i.e., legacy and local media’s decline) a negative result arising from policy decisions. But wait I guess it was a policy decision to cut wasteful federal spending via USAID, the State Department and a plethora of other agencies to prop up legacy media outlets and buy their compliance to hide truths or lie to the American people and the world.
I wonder who puts out the ranking she is referencing? It is funded by the typical cast of characters. Typical distortion of facts and analysis to mask censorship and suppression of free speech.
Grok says:
The **2025 RSF World Press Freedom Index** is published by **Reporters Without Borders** (RSF), also known as Reporters Sans Frontières in French. RSF is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) headquartered in Paris, focused on defending and promoting freedom of information and press freedom worldwide. They release the annual Index (covering 180 countries/territories) each year, typically around World Press Freedom Day in May, with the 2025 edition highlighting issues like economic fragility as a major threat to journalism.
RSF funds its operations through a mix of sources, which it describes as balanced and transparent to maintain independence (with no single political, economic, or religious influence guiding its work). Key funding streams include:
- **Public generosity** — Individual donations, memberships, legacies, and similar contributions from the public and supporters (a significant portion).
- **Private sponsorships and foundations** — Support from various private foundations and corporate partners (e.g., historically including entities like the Fondation de France, EDF Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and others for specific projects).
- **Sales of publications** — Notably profits from their annual books of photos (e.g., "100 Photos for Press Freedom").
- **Public subsidies and grants** — From French and international public institutions, such as European Union instruments (e.g., IEDDH/EIDHR programs), foreign ministries (e.g., Sweden's SIDA, Netherlands, France's MAE), the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Open Society Foundations (OSF), Ford Foundation, and others. These often fund specific programs like journalist assistance, advocacy, or initiatives in certain regions.
RSF publishes financial reports and details on supporters on their website (https://t.co/qIJ6OGizKY), emphasizing ethical and diversified funding to avoid dependency on any one source. For the most current or detailed breakdowns (including any 2025-specific figures), check their official "Finance and Supports" or annual reports section directly.
You have totally missed or rather ignored the point. The EU Magisterium is a bane to a thriving humanity. People like the EU leadership are the reason the US fought our Revolutionary War. We despise royalty and unelected elites who want to enforce their wills upon us. You are reigning over the decline of Western Civilization in Europe. The Western Alliance is broken. You have abandon and now threaten our once shared values. We want nothing to do with you. Fight and fund your own damn wars. You are Evil and we will resist you at all costs.