U.S. falls 27 places in worldwide freedom of the press rankings Reporters Without Borders released the year’s press freedom ranking, and put the United States in 47th place. via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/us-falls-27-places-in-worldwide-freedom-of-the-press-rankings/2012/01/25/gIQAFWZvQQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_world We now tie with Argentina, Romania and Latvia at “satisfactory” levels of freedom. The reason for the plummet? “The many arrests of journalists … Continue reading U.S. falls 27 places in worldwide freedom of the press rankings