Cameroon
oua (North region). The corporation lacks technicians to operate the
new equipment. During the November Session of Parliament, the
MPs raised questions about the non-broadcast of the handing over
ceremony of the administration of the disputed Bakassi Peninsular
from Nigeria to Cameroon on August 14th 2008. Actually, the corporation had taken all the necessary measures for a live broadcast
of the event, but a problem arose over who should give instructions
for such transmission to go ahead, the Minister of Communication or
the Minister of Justice.
SCORES:
Individual scores:			

1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2

Average score:			

1.9

3.10

The public broadcaster offer diverse programming for all 		
interests.

ANALYSIS:
Although political news dominates on CRTV, no other media outfit
takes care of the interests of minorities like it does. When it was
realised that children in the northern regions were not performing well at official examinations, a special radio programme titled;
“key to success” was created. The programme is always broadcast a
few weeks before the official examinations and offers teachers and
even examiners the opportunity to explain the syllabus and help
answer past questions. The candidates usually have the opportunity
to call-in and ask for clarification in some areas.
There are programmes on CRTV for Moslems and the other Christian denominations (Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist and Adventist).
The police, the army and the various government ministries equally
have air time. Presently, efforts are being made to make sure that
journalists who head the communication units in the ministries do
not use the air time provided to them on radio as propaganda slots
for the heads of their various ministries.
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