Greece dropped 38 places in the world rankings of press freedom according to the annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published on Tuesday.
Greece dropped from 70th place in 2021 to 108th in 2022 and has become the lowest ranking country in the EU, according to the report.
RSF says that press freedom in Greece suffered serious setbacks in 2021 and 2022, with journalists regularly prevented from covering issues from migration to Covid-19.
Further, the assassination of veteran crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 remains unsolved despite the government’s promise of a quick investigation, it adds.
The report notes that Greeks’ trust in the media has been consistently one of the lowest in Europe. This it says, is due to a few large private groups like Skai coexisting alongside hundreds of online media outlets, which contributes to the high fragmentation of the media landscape.