11 Worst Countries for Journalists in 2015

4. North Korea

Score – 20

Freedom as a whole isn’t exactly something that you’d associate with North Korea, at least not in the way most of us see it. The situation for the media isn’t that much different. The country’s law may call for freedom of the press, but in reality, the situation is a bit different as independent news sources are few and far between. In fact, most content from the North Korean newspapers and TV stations comes from the state-run Korean Central News Agency. To top things off, you’d only have Internet access if you’re a top politician, which means that very few people actually know what’s really happening in the world.

In the chart reflecting press freedom published yearly by Reporters Without Borders, North Korea comes second to last, indicating just how bad the situation is.

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