Cameroon 2.11 State print media are not subsidised with taxpayer’s money. ANALYSIS: There are two categories of workers with “Cameroon Tribune” – those recruited directly and those from the Ministry of Communication, who are of course civil servants. Part of the latter’s salary comes from the Ministry of Finance. The payment of a part of the salary by the state represents subsidies. Out of the ten panellists, two still thought that this did not represent a subsidy. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 2, 5, 5, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1 Average Score: 2.0 2.12 Government does not use its power over the placement of advertisements as a means to interfere with media content. ANALYSIS: The government chooses where to advertise and the number one criterion appears to be to use advertisements as a leverage to get journalists to toe the line. When a newspaper decides to become too critical of the powers that be, the authorities make sure adverts are sent there with the understanding that with food on the table, the editors would become less critical. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2 Average score: 1.5 20 African Media Barometer - Cameroon 2008