To cite pressfreedom.data in publications use:

Baumgartner P (2026). pressfreedom.data: Download and Process Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index Data. R package version 0.3.0, https://github.com/petzi53/pressfreedom.data.

The underlying Press Freedom Index data is produced by Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, or Reporters Without Borders) and is not covered by this citation. When using the data itself (not just this package), please also cite RSF directly, e.g.: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 'Press Freedom Index', <https://rsf.org/en/index>.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {pressfreedom.data: Download and Process Reporters Without
      Borders Press Freedom Index Data},
    author = {Peter Baumgartner},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 0.3.0},
    url = {https://github.com/petzi53/pressfreedom.data},
  }