Corruption plagues the media environment with the so-called ‘final communiqué’ practice, where the organiser of an event gives money to a journalist at the end of a coverage. Self-censorship is a common practice among journalists and results from different forms of pressure that they are subject to, including pressure from their supervisors and their employers. There are many training opportunities for journalists in Benin. The country has, among others, the National School of Information and Communication Sciences and Techniques at the University of Abomey-Calavi, as well as a growing number of private training institutions all granted authorisation to open during the last decade. In general, women – who are few in positions of responsibility in the media – are more interested in social, cultural, health and gender issues: whereas men are generally responsible for political, economic and sporting events coverage. 7 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2018