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| Title | Freedom of the Press - Denmark (2004) |
| Publisher | Freedom House |
| Country | Denmark |
| Publication Date | 28 April 2004 |
| Cite as | Freedom House, Freedom of the Press - Denmark (2004), 28 April 2004, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/47345101c.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Freedom of the Press - Denmark (2004)
Status: Free
Legal Environment: 1
Political Influences: 1
Economic Pressures: 6
Total Score: 8
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 77
Religious Groups: Evangelical Lutheran (95 percent), Muslim (2 percent), other (3 percent)
Ethnic Groups: Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
Capital: Copenhagen
The media enjoy strong constitutional protections for free expression and a long tradition of press freedom. Independent print and broadcast media represent a wide variety of views and are frequently critical of the government. Although in 2002 Copenhagen police secretly recorded telephone conversations between journalist Stig Matthiesen and his editor at the newspaper Jyllands-Posten, a court order requiring Matthiesen to reveal his sources was subsequently overturned, as Danish law protects journalists from revealing confidential sources except in cases of serious crime or where necessary for police investigation. Tight restrictions on advertising for Danish broadcasters have led some broadcasters to move to Britain.
Topics: Freedom of expression,
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