Media Freedom Data
Global Media Freedom Dataset, 1948-2014
When using this dataset, please cite the following article:
Whitten-Woodring, Jenifer and Douglas A. Van Belle. 2015. "The Correlates of Media Freedom: An Introduction of the Global Media Freedom Dataset.” Political Science Research and Methods, FirstView Article/December 2015. DOI 10.1017/psrm.2015.68, Published online: 02 December 2015. Available HERE
For more information about the evolution and devolution of media freedom in individual countries from 1948 to 2012, see this book:
Whitten-Woodring, Jenifer and Douglas A. Van Belle. 2014. Historical Guide to World Media Freedom: A Country-by-Country Analysis. Sage/CQ Press.
Any Questions? Email (jenifer_whittenwoodring@uml.edu)
Please let me know if you use this dataset in a published paper or book so that we can add it to our list!