Two media rights groups have reported a sharp drop in press freedoms around the world in 2016. The two groups note that much of the decline in media rights took place in democratic countries. Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders say North Korea, Syria and China were the countries with the most restrictions on media in 2016. They noted that all three countries were among the worst offenders of press freedoms in recent years. But what is changing is that democracies, such as the United States, also had a decline in press freedom last year.
Title: Media Rights Groups: Press Freedom 'Never Been So Threatened'
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/free_press.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Media Rights Groups: Press Freedom 'Never Been So Threatened'' data-article-id='2350'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11583'>Two media rights groups have reported a sharp drop in press freedoms around the world in 2016.</span> <span data-start-time='11583' data-end-time='23042'>The two groups note that much of the decline in media rights took place in democratic countries.</span> <span data-start-time='23042' data-end-time='39792'>Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders say North Korea, Syria and China were the countries with the most restrictions on media in 2016.</span> <span data-start-time='39792' data-end-time='50667'>They noted that all three countries were among the worst offenders of press freedoms in recent years.</span> <span data-start-time='50667' data-end-time='64521'>But what is changing is that democracies, such as the United States, also had a decline in press freedom last year.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/free_press.png'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8555 data-hint-location='50667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/what_does_decline_mean.m4a'>What does decline mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='becoming worse'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/downward_spiral.m4a'><span>downward spiral</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/becoming_worse.m4a'><span>becoming worse</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/improving.m4a'><span>improving</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/getting_better.m4a'><span>getting better</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8556 data-hint-location='11583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/where_is_much_of_the_decline_taking_place.m4a'>Where is much of the decline taking place?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='democratic countries'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/democratic_countries.m4a'><span>democratic countries</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/the_united_states.m4a'><span>the United States</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/restricted_borders_.m4a'><span>restricted borders </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/authoritarian_regimes.m4a'><span>authoritarian regimes</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8557 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/groups_have_reported_a__blank__in_press_freedoms.m4a'>Groups have reported a <span class='blank'>sharp drop</span> in press freedoms.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sharp drop'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/journalist_attack.m4a'><span>journalist attack</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1833/better_understanding.m4a'><span>better understanding</span></div><div class='choice' 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