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DPRK wins the wooden spoon

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans Frontieres) has once again published its annual rankings of countries by press freedom.  The DPRK came in last place again.  The ten worst on the list include:

10. Nepal
9. Ethiopia
8. Saudi Arabia
7. Iran
6. China
5. Burma
4. Cuba
3. Eritrea
2. Turkmenistan
1. DPRK

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One Response to “DPRK wins the wooden spoon”

  1. North Korean Economy Watch » Blog Archive » North Korea and Press Freedom Says:
    October 19th, 2007 at 2:48 pm

    […] There are two prominent international rankings of press freedom: Freedom House and Reproters without Borders. As I have reported in the past (here and here), North Korea typically “wins” last place in both reports.  You can usually bank on it. […]

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