Mass media in Iceland

The mass media in Iceland are well-developed for a country of its size. The Constitution of Iceland guarantees absolute freedom of speech. Therefore, Iceland’s media are among the freest in the world.

Iceland has been in the top ten of the Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, since it was first compiled in 2002 until 2014. It was first or joint first in 2002-2008 and 2010. Its 2015 ranking is twenty one, reflecting a sharp deterioration in freedom of information since 2013, according to Reporters Without Borders.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ "Details About Iceland". 2015 World Press Freedom Index. Reporters Without Borders. 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ "World Press Freedom Index 2015: decline on all fronts". 2015 World Press Freedom Index. Reporters Without Borders. 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016. Iceland (21st, down 13) paid the price of worsening relations between politicians and media. The drop was an alarm call for this "model of democracy".
^ "Freedom of information in decline for past two years in Iceland". Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[1] "Details About Iceland". 2015 World Press Freedom Index. Reporters Without Borders. 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

[2] "World Press Freedom Index 2015: decline on all fronts". 2015 World Press Freedom Index. Reporters Without Borders. 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016. Iceland (21st, down 13) paid the price of worsening relations between politicians and media. The drop was an alarm call for this "model of democracy".

[3] "Freedom of information in decline for past two years in Iceland". Reporters Without Borders. Reporters Without Borders. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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