SECTOR 4 Furthermore, working conditions in the media sector do not necessarily correspond to women’s expectations (working hours are barely compatible with the role women fulfil within their families in Côte d’Ivoire). 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: 4.1 (2009: 4.3) 4.5 Journalists and editors do not practice self-censorship. Self-censorship is a reality that applies to all Ivorian newspapers. A panellist explains that one day a journalist will be rewarded for his boldness by being told by his editorial office that: “in principle you are right, but in my position as managing editor, I cannot publish this!” It is hence common practise to ‘please the owners.’ In publications that are more directly affiliated to politics, journalists are biased before they are journalists and political obedience prevails. 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: 1.2 (2009: 1.6) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER COTE D’IVOIRE 2012 109