SECTOR 2 2.6 Government promotes a diverse media landscape with economically viable and independent media outlets. Government does not provide any concessions that specifically target the media industry. It also does not have any policy to promote the development of small scale independent media organisations. Government will, however, support smaller publications whose content does not reflect negatively on it through the placement of government advertising. Among those that receive such advertising are Le Matinal and Le Socialiste, which probably get the bulk of government advertising. 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: 1.4 (2008 =n/a) 2.7 All media fairly reflect the voices of both women and men. Opinion on this indicator was divided, with one group of panellists feeling that women are unfairly treated, and are only seen but not really heard. They agreed that women were always in the headlines as victims of rape and domestic violence, or as a depiction of a social problem, but that they were very rarely used as sources of news. Celebrities or high-profile women in positions of power may be given space or airtime, but their voices are usually only heard on fashion, lifestyle or soft social issues. Their comment is very rarely sought on policy issues, and never sought on economic issues. It was highlighted that society in Mauritius is patriarchal and men are a strong majority in the media throughout the different structures. Other panellists, however, pointed out that the latest report by Media Watch indicated that there has been improvement, and that women are being portrayed more fairly. The example provided was that an employee at the MBC had recently been in the media limelight for several days, talking about what she saw as her 30 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MAURITIUS 2010