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US falls to 48th in annual free press index

By Daniel Jativa
Published April 18, 2019 1:49pm ET
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US falls to 48th in annual free press index
This April 15, 2019 photo shows a copy of the day's Capital Gazette newspaper in a newsstand in Annapolis, Md. | (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The United States fell three spots in the latest edition of the World Press Freedom Index, marking the third straight year of decline.

Reporters Without Borders, a nonprofit that aims to hold governments around the world accountable for free speech restrictions, ranked America 48 out of 180 nations and territories, continuing a decline that began with President Trump’s election in 2016.

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