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 0.3.0.9000, <https://github.com/petzi53/pressfreedom.data>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {pressfreedom.data: Download and Process Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index Data},
    author = {Peter Baumgartner},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 0.3.0.9000},
    url = {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>.