Evil lasts an hour, but truth lasts until the end of time.
– Arabic Proverb

Africa

Gabon

   

{This graph represents scores that have been modified by CIMA so that higher scores indicate a better media situation. It is intended to show trends over time; each index measures significantly different factors of press freedom. To see an explanation for how this graph was created, click here.}
 

IREX Score: 1.94 [IREX Methodology]
{Higher is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to 4.00}  


IREX Description:

Although new media has been slow to take off in Gabon, the election season brought small steps forward—including the emergence of SMS messaging, blogs, YouTube, and Twitter among candidates and a handful of journalists. Still, the overall climate hampers media growth and progress, and thus Gabon's score changed little from last year, not yet crossing the threshold into the near-sustainability category.

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Freedom House Score: 69 (Not Free) [Freedom House Methodology]
{Lower is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to 100}  

 

RSF Score: 28.75 [RSF Methodology]
{Lower is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to ~120}  


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