Question: Do you think freedom of the press will increase, decrease, or not change significantly over the next three years?
The following countries were included in the survey: United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
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Journalists perspectives on changes in press freedom worldwide 2021
In March 2021, just **** percent of journalists responding to a global survey said that they expected press freedom to improve over the next three years. Meanwhile, almost ** percent said the opposite, and anticipated a drop in press freedom worldwide in the near future.
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Cision. (May 7, 2021). Journalists' attitudes to changes in freedom of the press over the next three years worldwide as of March 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1235389/journalists-attitudes-to-press-freedom-worldwide/
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Journalists' attitudes to changes in freedom of the press over the next three years worldwide as of March 2021 [Graph], Cision, May 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1235389/journalists-attitudes-to-press-freedom-worldwide/
