Comments on: India at 105 in the Annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006

By: Neha Viswanathan

Neha Viswanathan — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:54:44 +0000

Jace: Yeah, the captcha isn’t working too well. Will lookup the link.

anoop a s: Not really.

km: Heh!

Nilu: Precisely the point. Quantitative data can at best illustrate a case study. I would have much rather that the study was a Qualitative exploration of press freedom – case studies rather than an index.

By: Nilu

Nilu — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:36:27 +0000

It is idiotic to compare circumstances. If I decide Sudhish Kamath is stupid, which he is, and decide to shoot him, how is India any less free for the press? Especially, if the law takes its course.

Comparing the legal frameworks and conviction rates will be a better idea. But then, the results will be boring and predictable. Which is why, I guess, they are not done.

By: km

km — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:57:16 +0000

India beat Jordan! India beat Jordan! (USA beat Fiji Islands. So there.)

And to RSF’s questionnaire, may I also add: “non-reporting of important events by Press due to complete lack of interest and release of certain films during the said period”?

By: anoop a s

anoop a s — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:52:04 +0000

|-(… shame on us…..

By: Jace

Jace — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:48:06 +0000

I produced a colour code world map based on RSF's 2005 data earlier this year. BTW, your Captcha system appears sorta b0rked. It failed to show the image the first time, and now it won't let me post this. Hope the HTML's not stripped too.