sists a trend among some journalists at these institutions to give – as was their habit – different treatment to news related to the political agendas of the various political parties. SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 1.6 3.12 The public broadcaster offers as much diverse and creative local content as economically achievable. ANALYSIS: Same as above. SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 1.8 Overall score for sector 3: 1.6 Sector 4. The media practice high levels of professional standards. 4.1 The media follow voluntary codes of professional standards which are enforced by self-regulatory bodies. ANALYSIS: There is an approved code of ethics and professional conduct in place. It was discussed by media organisations, including the Union of Angolan Journalists. But there is no independent self-regulating authority accepted by media workers to fulfil the task of implementing the code with the necessary impartiality. Angolan media workers have defined the competencies and responsibilities of such an agency that could come into being in future. SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 4.2 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1 1.5 The standard of reporting follows the basic principles of accuracy and fairness. ANALYSIS: In general, there is little evidence that news articles are independent and sufficiently accurate. In the various opinion pieces, especially in private newspapers, news tend to be sensationalised, which is the opposite of the strictness and independence that one would expect of news articles. So This Is Democracy? 2005 -185- Media Institute of Southern Africa