Information is the currency of democracy.
– Thomas Jefferson

Latin America & the Caribbean

El Salvador

   

{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.}
 

Freedom House Score: 42 (Partly Free) [Freedom House Methodology]
{Lower is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to 100}  


 

RSF Score: 15.83 [RSF Methodology]
{Lower is Better, Score Ranges from 0 to ~120}  


Reporters Without Borders Description:

The Association of Salvadoran Journalist (APES) has revealed an upsurge in physical assaults against journalists since the start of the year, particularly during the run-up to presidential elections on 15 March 2009 when around a score of journalists were targeted in attacks involving militants of the two main parties, the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the leftist Farabundo Marti Liberation Front (FMLN). However 35-year prison sentences that were handed down on 12 May 2008 to the three killers of freelance journalist Salvador Sanchez provided evidence of the fight against impunity in a country where the biggest challenge to press freedom comes from its very high levels of violence.

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Committee to Protect Journalists Description: [What is the Committee to Protect Journalists?]

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IFEX News: [What is IFEX?]

Visit IFEX’s Site for Recent News on Media in this Country