Dok su Gvineja, Niger i Moldavija navedeni kao zemlje koje su pokazale "impresivno otvaranje" tokom 2010, u drugih osam došlo je do "značajnog pada slobode štampe", uključujući tu Egipat, Honduras, Mađarsku, Meksiko, Južnu Koreju, Tajland, Tursku i Ukrajinu.
While Guinea, Niger and Moldova were cited as the countries that showed "impressive openings" in 2010, there were "significant declines in press freedom" in another eight, including Egypt, Honduras, Hungary, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine.