SECTOR 4 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: 2.3 (2008 = 1.9) 4.2 The standard of reporting follows the basic principles of accuracy and fairness. Some Cameroon journalists make remarkable efforts to report accurately and fairly; but there is also plenty of sensationalism, careless reporting, bias, and outright fabrication of facts. One panellist recounted how a reporter with one of the country’s respected newspapers interviewed him via the internet, but decided to set aside his remarks and published several lines of fabricated comments instead, quoting him as the source. “Journalists write profiles of people they have never met or interviewed, basing their work on rumours and guesswork,” a panellist remarked. 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: 2.2 (2008 = 1.7) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER CAMEROON 2011 101