come. all parties must put the interests of the sudanese people first, which means peace, a return to civilian rule, allowing for the development of the country. mata to civilian rule, allowing for the development of the country. now we will look at the development of the country. now we will look at the latest development of the country. now we will look at the latest world - development of the country. now we will look at the latest world press - will look at the latest world press freedom index. it does what it says on the tin, assesses press freedom around the world. the latest world press freedom index shows that india s ranking has slipped to 161 out of 180 countries. the annual report, compiled by the global media watchdog reporters without borders, says that press freedom is in crisis in the world s largest democracy. china ranks 179 and has the world s largest prison for journalists, china ranks 179 and has the world s largest prison forjournalists, its regime conducts a c
wall street journal reporter evan draskovic you know, you ve been a longtime advocate of press freedom. and so i guess i m wondering what you think russia s arrest of an american journalist on espionage charges says to you about the state of press freedom around the world. i ll start with the second and i m sure be no trouble for the deputy and answer the first um look, um united states has already made clear that this is a wrongful detention. of the wall street journal reporter. this kind of case just shows how important freedom of the press is in all countries and what around the world in our country , but even more so in countries that are making it increasingly difficult and dangerous. for the free press to operate and to report was actually happening in that country. united states will do everything in its power to get the report back. and now on the social media questions. thanks very much. and thank you for the question, sadie. look i
you were talking about, and their freedom for daring to report on what their own government is doing, if they have the freedom to write any words, to show any stories or to ask any questions, if they had basically what you have, would they be using it in the same way that you do? ask yourself that question every day because you have one of the most important roles in the world. i know he s just a comedian and i know it s easier to mock news than make news, but, molly, i think he s trying to say, hey, y all are not using your freedom as effectively as you should. yeah, the lecture always come wrapped in a sort of compliment sandwich, right? and everybody in the media loves being lectured by a comedian. that being said, the people in that room, most of the people, the people who are members of the association, who are white house correspondents, do take our jobs very seriously, you
he led the clapping, he stood up and everyone in that room, 2,600 people stood up. and it took him to lead that and that s unfortunate. people don t see when we report, we re trying to bring you realtime news, trying to help you understand what is going on in the world, as people try to critique the news, you re always watching us to see what s happened, let s remember that. but at the same time we are talking i m talking here as white house correspondents now, we re the first in line to question the american president and you always look to us to find out. and when something happens, when you have a president or when you have a vladimir putin warring on people, warring on journalists, there s a problem. and the president of the united states began that moment last night that reverberated in that room. it was one of the most poignant moments of the evening. yeah, making clear the importance of press freedom around the world in ukraine and
engage in this conversation and to help enable the voices of those who don t have a level playing field in the countries in which they re operating. moira, thank you very much for talking to us. thank you very much. we will stay on this theemt with the new president of the media to protect journalist is. her first interview about her priority for press freedom around the world. from unitedhealthcare. medicare supplement planss help by paying some ofof what medicare doesn t. and let you see any doctor. any specialist. anywhere in the u.s. who accepts medicare patients. so if you have this. consider adding this. call unitedhealthcare today for your free decision guide. at fidelity, your dedicated advisor will help you create a comprehensive wealth plan for your full financial picture. th the right balance of risk and reward. so you can enjoy more fin of.this.ure. this is the planning effect.