CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Freedom of the Press was an annual report on media independence around the world, published between 1980 and 2017 by US-based non-governmental organization Freedom House.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United Nations’ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers".

Detailed explanation-3: -The freedom of the press, protected by the First Amendment, is critical to a democracy in which the government is accountable to the people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Press Act 1910 impacted almost all newspapers. It is believed around 1, 000 publications were prosecuted under the Act, and government collected ₹500, 000 of securities and forfeitures from the papers during the period of first five years the Act was enacted.