Chad low and there is frequent staff movement. Financial management of some newspapers remains opaque. There is a problem of professionalism. A collective labour agreement was signed in May 2007 and will be implemented in January 2008 only for newspapers. Newspapers received some foreign support (European Union, French Embassy and USA, etc.) in regard to training which helped to enhance management and the operating mode but there is still need for more efforts. GRADES Individual grades: 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3 Average: 2,6 2.11. The State written press is not subsidized with the taxpayer’s money. ANALYSIS: The public written press is subsidized at 100% by the state. GRADES Individual grades: 4, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average: 1,7 2.12 The government does not use its power through the attribution of advertising contracts to have an influence on the media content. ANALYSIS: There have been attempts. This is not from the government, but The African Media Barometer (AMB) - Chad 2007 55