11-01-26 US ranks 47th in Press Freedom Index, 2011 // США занимает сорок седьмое в индексе свободы прессы, 2011 // 美国新闻自由指数排名第47，2011 // EE.UU. ocupa el 47o en el Índice de Libertad de Prensa, 2011

Following a year of violent crackdowns on peaceful protests around the country, the United States fell 27 places on the Reporters Without Borders tenth annual Press Freedom Index of 2011 to 47th overall, more than doubling its 2010 standing at 20th.

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