SECTOR 4 Members of the panel from civil society also complained about the quality of interviews. ‘Sometimes journalists ask the personalities they are interviewing to provide the questions they want them to ask. So, the interviewee ends up setting the agenda, not the journalist conducting the interview.’ ‘That’s why some of the content is very boring to watch – because it’s just a little routine.’ Some panellists complained that several seasoned journalists and editors have left the newsrooms of media houses and few practise as media lecturers. ‘Seasoned journalists and editors are lacking and we also have millennials with an attitude!’ One panellist noted that there have been cases where media students have not attended classes, or have had other people writing their exams for them. ‘So, they have no training!’ It is unclear how common this practice is. Beyond the formal education programmes, there are various media training opportunities and some media houses provide on-the-job training for their journalists. Many media training opportunities are, however, reliant on NGOs or international organisations such as Deutsche Welle). NMH has a media academy which provides in-house training to their journalists. NBC has a training department which partners with organisations such as DW, CCTV and Canal France International to provide capacity training to its media staff. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3.2 2005: 2.8; 2007: 3.0; 2009: 3.3; 2011: 2.7; 2015: 3.3 4.8 Equal opportunities regardless of race or ethnicity, social group, gender/sex, religion, disabilities and age are promoted in media houses With regards to gender, in print media the majority of editors are male. This is also the case with respect to management at most radio stations. Positively, NBC has a strong policy to promote gender balance within its structures and there are several women in leadership roles there. 56 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2018