Map: Where is it most risky to be a journalist?

Journalists in Turkey tell Dateline they're coming under attack for reporting on their government, but our interactive map shows it's not the only country where reporters believe they're at increased risk.

Journalists shout slogans and hold placards on Journalism Day in Istanbul, Turkey, as they protest against the imprisonment of journalists. Source: Getty Images

Around the world, journalists and media companies are under increasing pressure from security agencies and governments, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says.

The NGO produces an annual World Press Freedom Index in which it ranks countries on a range of measures, like assaults and imprisonment of journalists.

Dateline has been speaking to journalists in Turkey and asks if press freedom there is under attack.

But journalists in countries such as China and Iran report even worse conditions. Use our interactive map to find out more about press freedom levels around the world.

The RSF ranks countries based on:

• Pluralism (diverse representation of opinions)
• Media independence
• Environment and self-censorship
• Legislative framework (governing media and journalism)
• Transparency (of institutions that affect production of content)
• Infrastructure
• Abuses