The Media Freedom Analyzer developed by Laura Schneider is a new way to measure global media
freedom in a more objective unbiased and transparent way. Grounded in the opinions of around
1000 experts from 126 countries the index is the first empirically validated tool to assess
free and independent media across the world. The existing press freedom rankings are frequently
criticized for being arbitrary and having a Western bias. This book tackles this very problem.
In times of widespread populism disinformation and mistrust in the media it is vitally
important to have an assessment tool that is accepted across cultures.
