You have done a 180 by finally admitting there is more freedom of the press in America than in Russia.
Congrats on the turnaround.
I wouldn't go that far.
I'm not even sure you can honestly make that statement. Russia isn't the Soviet Union anymore, and the US isn't the USA anymore.
There seems to be a lot of dead reporters (including Tim Russert) whistle-blowers, critics, family and government insiders listed here...
...most of whom could have been privy to damaging or embarrassing information. Individual death threats and the general media knowledge of these mysterious deaths could in fact be having an extreme chilling effect on the "free press".
Obama is "real good at killing people" doncha know.