Variable: Practice: candidates/pol. parties have fair access to state-owned media outlets

QoG Code: (aii_q23)


Dataset: Africa Integrity Indicators

Description:

Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 23. In practice, candidates/political parties have equitable access to state-owned media outlets.

A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) candidates/political parties have equal access to and receive fair treatment in state-owned media outlets,
2) access is equal in both news reports and editorial commentary, and
3) candidates/political parties are offered the same rates for campaign advertising.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) some candidates/political parties occasionally have more access to and receive better treatment in state-owned media outlets,
2) access is occasionally unequal in either news reports or editorial commentary, or
3) occasionally a candidate/political party is offered better rates for campaign advertising.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) some candidates/political parties usually have more access to and/or receive better treatment in state-owned media outlets,
2) access is usually unequal in both news reports or editorial commentary, or
3) some candidates/political parties are usually offered better rates for campaign advertising.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-12-04
Last updated by source: 2023-07-04


Categories:

Media


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