The index was compiled on the basis of answers given by journalists, researchers and legal experts to 50 questions covering the whole range of press freedom violations - arrests and killings of journalists, censorship, pressure, state monopoly ownership, legal restrictions and media regulation.
Indicele a fost calculat pe baza raspunsurilor date de jurnalisti, cercetatori si experti legali la cele 50 de intrebari din chestionarul care acopera intreaga gama de violari ale libertatii presei - arestarea si uciderea jurnalistilor, cenzura, presiunile, monopolul de stat in ceea ce priveste proprietatea, restrictiile legale si reglementarea activitatilor in sectorul mass media.