Replication Data for: Limiting Media Freedom in Democratic States - Chapter 6: Interview data

This data is a result from in-depth interviews (Transcripts and Codes) - coded and stored in an Atlas.ti file ((This data reflects the results of in-depth interviews conducted with subject matter experts in the case study countries related to news media freedom) This study also contributes the use of a mixed method analysis, as it combines various qualitative and quantitative techniques into a four-dimensional methodological approach to detect infringements on press freedom.

This multilayer approach covers the: (1) Review of policy documents and reports from international organizations that monitor news media freedom; (2) Design, execution and analysis of a digital news media survey; (3) Assessment of the media-related legal and regulatory framework in both countries; and (4) Development of an interview questionnaire, which was used to conduct in-depth interviews with subject-matter experts in both countries.