Frequency distribution (%)
Yes26
No59
DK/RA15

GOVMED: Does the government have the right to check what information is to be reported?

Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? Statement 1. The government has the right to check the content of the information prepared by a journalist before it gets published, since some information might threaten state interests. 2. The government does not have the right to check the content of the information prepared by a journalist before it gets published, since journalists should decide themselves what to publish and what not to publish.

Note: The question was recoded. Options Strongly agree to the first statement and Agree to the first statement were recoded to Yes, Options Strongly agree to the second statement and Agree to the second statement were recoded to No.

Values:
  • Yes
  • No
  • DK/RA

GOVMED in other datasets:

Single datasets

Media survey in Georgia, 2011

The survey investigates public views and preferences on the media sources and assess political pluralism of media sources and perceived impartiality of journalists and media managers

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  • Note: In some cases the percentages do not add up to 100 due to decimal points and rounding.
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    The Caucasus Research Resource Centers. (dataset year) "[dataset name - e.g. Caucasus Barometer]". Retrieved through ODA - http://caucasusbarometer.org on {date of accessing the database here}.