Europe leads world in media freedom rankings — but Greece trails again

>###Northern and Western Europe are the best places in the world to be a journalist, according to a new report.

>Europe has the freest media in the world according to Reporters Without Borders’ annual press freedom ranking — though Southern and Eastern Europe are lagging behind the rest of the continent and the world overall is struggling.

>The [RSF World Press Freedom Index](https://rsf.org/en/index) released its yearly report and map on Friday, and it’s particularly good news for journalists in the Nordics and Baltics.

>The top 15 countries were all in Europe, with Norway scoring the highest, followed by Estonia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Norway frequently tops press freedom rankings, with robust legal protections and a thriving media market.

>Greece recorded the worst result in the European Union for the fourth year in a row, coming in at 89. The main reasons for its lackluster score include wiretapping of journalists by intelligence agencies using [Predator spyware](https://www.politico.eu/article/greece-spyware-scandal-cybersecurity/), government interference, intimidatory lawsuits and inadequate legal guardrails.

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