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Free Speech According to Freedom House, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that has surveyed international press freedom for 20 years, print and broadcast news media are least encumbered by laws, administrative constraints, political and commercial influence in Germany. Canada ranks second and the U.S. third out of the 30 countries on the list, as published in The Economist. Freedom of the press can be an indicator of political and economic liberty generally, as can advertising. There isn’t, however, any notable correlation between a country’s rank for journalistic autonomy and the size of its ad industry, as measured against the gross domestic product (GDP).


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