The Wire

Reporters all over the planet die to tell stories. From the Philippines where journalists were massacred in 2009, to Mexico where journalists families are targeted with threats of torture. The Pacific is a far cry from these situations yet only one Pacific country made it to the top 10 in press freedom for 2014.

This is not a one off occasion. In 2013 the situation occurred where New Zealand made the top 10. Australia was 26th.  Reporters without Borders, the author of the 2014 report states that countries that promote their democracy as a land of equality are using security concerns to interfere with freedom of information and as such investigative journalism is often the victim.