Variable: Media Bias before Election

QoG Code: (nelda_mbbe)


Dataset: National Elections Across Democracy and Autocracy, Version 6

Description:

If there were reports by either domestic or outside actors of media bias in favor of the incumbent or ruling party, it is coded as a 'Yes'. In cases where the media is totally controlled by the government, and/or no opposition is allowed, the answer is 'Yes'. It is possible that the answer is 'No' even if the political system is tightly controlled.

Values:
0. No
1. Yes
3. Unclear

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-11-06
Last updated by source: 2021-07-23


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections Media


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Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 108
Basic time-series: 191
Standard cross-section: 108
Standard time-series: 191
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1946-2020
Basic time-series: 1946-2020
OECD time-series: 1946-2020

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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2020