In this twenty-sixth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 5.0 percent from November 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 4 were up, one was unchanged and 9 were down. The largest decrease for December, 68 percent, was for avid militarism. The largest increase was for abuse of human rights at 66 percent.
Through December, the 12 month group moving average for all fourteen categories remained negative at -4.5 percent. It was unchanged from last month. Of the fourteen categories tracked, all but two, media control and rampant sexism, are negative.