Variable	Measurement	Era	Code	N	Source
Free Press Index 1	Index of restrictions on media content 1) laws and regulations (0-15 points), 2) political pressures and controls (0-15 points), 3) repressive actions (e.g. killing journalists, censorship) (0-5 points). More points mean less freedom Rated: 1 (free)  to 3 (unfree)	1980-89	FreePress1_1980s	86	Freedom House: Press Freedom Survey 1999
		1990-99	FreePress1_1990s	105
		2000-04	FreePress1_2000s	103
Free Press Index 2	Index of influences on media content 1) laws and regulations (0-15 points), 2) political pressures and controls (0-15 points), 3) repressive actions (e.g. killing journalists, censorship) (0-5 points). More points mean less freedom Rated: 0 (free) to 100 (unfree)	1994-99	FreePress2_1990s	104
		2000-2004	FreePress2_2000s	103
Free Press Index 3	Index of repression based on responses to questionnaire by journalists in the country. Questions concern 1) physical attacks, imprisonment and direct threats, 2) indirect threats, 3) legal sitiation and unjustified prosecution, 4) censorship and self censorship, 5) state monopoly on public media, 6) economic and administrative pressures, 7) state control of internet and new media Average of yearly ratings Higher scores denote less freedom	2002-2007	FreePress3_2000s	139	Reporters without borders 2007
Free Press Index 4		2008	FreePress4_2008	141
		2010	FreePress4-2010	153
		2011	FreePress4-2011	153
		2012	FreePress4-2012	153
		2013	FreePress4_2013	157
		2014	FreePress4_2014	159

Related topics: Democracy
Related themes: Freedom, Knowledge

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