Netherlands back in top 10 for press freedom as threats decline

The Netherlands is back among the top 10 countries in the world for press freedom, as measured by campaign group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The Dutch were ranked sixth on the annual index, in between Finland and Lithuania, which scores countries on criteria such as their ability to collect and disseminate news and the level of threat faced by journalists and media organisations. Last year the Netherlands dropped to 28th place, just above Argentina and the Dominican Republic, partly as a...