How free is your country's press?

Following a recent visit at the Washington, DC Newseum, I was struck by a display showing freedom of press through the entire world.

As I looked more closely at the latest 2013 compilation by Reporters without Borders, I realized that, even within the so-called “developed nations”, there was some dismal performance and don't even expect to see countries like the USA or France, that trumpet their exemplary “freedom”, to be on the top of the heap.

In fact the best places for the free press are in Finland (1st), the Netherlands and Norway, while the worst spots are in Turkmenistan, North Korea and Eritrea (last one or 179th).

Where does this leave the United States and France? Respectively in 32nd and 37th spots. Wow! That's what I'd call room for improvement...