DISINFO: There is no independent media in the West, only propaganda
SUMMARY
There is no independent media in the West, everything is propaganda.
RESPONSE
There are standards by which quality journalism is measured and to which professional journalists adhere. Those standards exclude receiving instructions from the government on what to write and what not to write; forging pictures and faking testimony; or being awarded military medals for reporting in the way the government wants, . // The 2016 World Press Freedom Index gives EU member States an average ranking of 33rd out of 180 countries, with five EU countries in the world's top 10 for press freedom. In contrast, Russia ranks 148 out of 180 countries. This represents a significant deterioration: in 2001, Russia was deemed partly free and ranked 60th.