The United States rating at the press freedom plunged 13 positions over the country's handling of the National Security Agency leaks.
The US did not do as good a job of upholding its First Amendment in 2013.
The superpower landed at 46th between Romania and Haiti on the 'World Press Freedom Index of 2014'.
According to Mashable, Reporters Without Borders, a global advocacy group based in France, compiles the report each year based on an examination of factors such as violence, media independence and transparency during the previous calendar year.
The U.S. government was chastened in the report for its handling of two information leakers, Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden, the report added.
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