U cilju prikupljanja podataka za indeks, Novinari bez granica su zamolili 14 organizacija koje se bave slobodom izraza, svoju mrežu od 130 dopisnika, kao i novinare, istraživače, pravnike i aktiviste za ljudska prava da odgovore na 50 pitanja o slobodi štampe u svojim zemljama.
To compile the index, Reporters Without Borders asked 14 freedom of expression organisations, its network of 130 correspondents, as well as journalists, researchers, jurists and human rights activists, to answer 50 questions about press freedom in their countries.