SECTOR 2 2.3 Efforts are undertaken to increase the scope of circulation of the print media, particularly to rural communities. There have been no government efforts aimed at increasing the level of circulation of newspapers in the rural areas. People from the provinces who come to visit Luanda take back with them any old newspapers or magazines they can lay their hands on, which they then share with relatives and friends back home. There have been reports of cases where people aroused the suspicion of the police for the huge quantities of old newspapers they were carrying on their way back to their home provinces. This, in the view of the participants, is indicative of the thirst for information particularly in the rural areas. 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: 1.1 2.4 The editorial independence of print media published by a public authority is protected adequately against undue political interference In the unanimous opinion of the panel members, there is political interference in the editorial line of the public sector media. There is only one publicly owned newspaper in Angola, the daily Jornal de Angola. Members of the panel were of the view that this newspaper is under considerable pressure from individuals aligned with the ruling party and government, even though this does not necessarily reflect official government policy. 94 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ANGOLA 2010