Cameroon that party. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 Average score: 1.3 3.7 The editorial independence of the public broadcaster from commercial pressure and political influence is guaranteed by law and practised. ANALYSIS: There is no such law. There is some practice of independence. And that is to a large extent, the effort of the journalists. The panellists did not agree as to whether the measure of editorial independence demonstrated by CRTV journalists was as a result of what was going on in the private media or not. It was noted that despite the fact that the grip on the CRTV journalists was even tighter, the media practitioners had understood the importance of credibility and were striving for it. SCORES: Individual scores: 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3 Average score: 1.8 3.8 The public broadcaster is adequately funded in a manner that protects it from arbitrary interference with its budget. ANALYSIS: Over 80% of CRTV’s budget comes from the audio-visual tax which is deducted directly from salaries at source by the Ministry of Finance. But unfortunately, this money is not sent directly to the corporation’s account. CRTV management then negotiates with the African Media Barometer - Cameroon 2008 25