Hong Kong ranks 37th overall for journalists’ safety in new global index


Hong Kong ranked 37th out of 73 places in safety for journalists according to a new global index, outperforming South Korea and Indonesia but falling below Singapore and other European counterparts.

The Global Index on Journalists’ Safety, published on Thursday, also saw the city score better than the United States when it came to the physical safety of reporters, but scored lower in areas measuring digital and psychological well-being.

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