The Yearbook’s Media Quality Index summarises the achievements in different quality categories in one index. The 2019 index shows a lower performance. For comparative reasons, the same quality criteria used in 2018 were also used in 2019. However, in 2019 a new criterion was added to the index namely “putting figures into good context”. The index is thus based on 10 indicators. All criteria have the same weight, so the index is the mean of the performances in all the criteria. The quality index has a range from the lowest (0%) to the highest (100%).
Context of Reporting
% of pieces that were produced out of media own initiatives (= not official calendar)
Multiple Sourcing
% of pieces that used 2 or more sources
Diversity of Perspectives
% of pieces that used at least two perspectives
Viewpoints
% of pieces that used at least 2 viewpoints or opinions
Critical to Government
% of pieces that had opinions or viewpoints that were critical to the government
History Background
% of pieces that used at least 2 paragraphs (in print) or 2 sentences (in radio and TV) giving some historical background to the storyline
Right to Reply
% of pieces that conceded the right to reply in pieces where a person or an organization was accused of wrongdoing
Structure
% of pieces that had a very good structure, linking paragraphs and different text elements well
Root causes
% of pieces that used at least 2 paragraphs (in print) or 2 sentences (in radio and TV) providing information on root causes or reasons of the issue in the main storyline
Putting figures into good context
% of pieces that put figures mostly in a good context