Chad 3.5. The public broadcaster is accountable to the public through a board of directors representative of the entire society and appointed in an independent, open and transparent way ANALYSIS: The establishment of a new National Office of Radio and Television (NORTV) in May 2007 was done forcedly. The board of directors (BD) is appointed by the public authorities under the chairmanship of the Minister of Communication. No one knows the way in which other members are appointed. The staff representative in the BD is the human resources official of the ministry. He has not been mandated by the staff to represent them in the BD. Also staff members were not consulted for his appointment. The civil society organizations are not part of the BD. Lack of organization within the Trade Union of the Information Professionals caused the staff of national radio and television not to be properly understood and heard. The BD is not representative and the appointment system was not transparent. GRADES Individual grades: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average: 1 The African Media Barometer (AMB) - Chad 2007 61