Variable: Laws and Regulations that Influence Media Content (2001-2016)

QoG Code: (fhp_mclr5)


Dataset: Freedom of the Press

Description:

Laws and Regulations that Influence the Media Content (2001-2016). The variable encompasses an examination of both the laws and regulations that could influence media content and the government's inclination to use these laws and legal institutions to restrict the media's ability to operate. Freedom House assesses the positive impact of legal and constitutional guarantees for freedom of expression; the potentially negative aspects of security legislation, the penal code, and other criminal statutes; penalties for libel and defamation; the existence of and ability to use freedom of information legislation; the independence of the judiciary and of official media regulatory bodies; registration requirements for both media outlets and journalists; and the ability of journalists' groups to operate freely. The scale of the variable is 0-30. 0 indicates more freedom.

Type of variable: Discrete

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-11-09
Last updated by source: 2017-04-28


Categories:

Media


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2023 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2023 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard time-series: 196
OECD time-series: 38


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