SECTOR 4 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations. The Newspaper Editors and Publishers Association is the only professional media organisations in Mauritius. There have been attempts to set up different organisations, but these have collapsed for a variety of reasons such as personality clashes, rivalry between different media houses and differing agendas. The announcement by the Prime Minister regarding his intention to introduce a Media Commission Bill has pushed journalists to form a partnership which operates on an adhoc and informal basis. Journalists rally together when one of their colleagues is arrested, but this is done on an informal level. They tend to be reactive rather than proactive. 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: 2.0 (2008 = 1.5) Average score for sector 4: 2.6 (2008 = 3.0) Overall Country Score: 2.5 (2008 = 2.8) 62 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MAURITIUS 2010