SECTOR 1 should not be disclosed. We can confidently say, therefore, that there have been no cases where disclosure was forced.” A journalist on the panel related a 2015 experience in which they were “serving as a prosecution witness for the state. The lawyers were impressing upon me to reveal my sources. But the source had spoken to me in confidence, and the judge said that I would not have to reveal this source.” The Whistleblower Act of 2006 protects whistle-blowers from victimisation, provides for their protection by the police, and protects them from civil and criminal action related to their disclosure. However, the Act does not make special provision for the protection of sources of the media. 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: 3.8 (2006:1.4; 2008:1.1; 2011:2.8; 2013:1.9) 1.7 Public information is easily accessible, guaranteed by law, to all citizens. Ghana does not have an Access to Information Law. Nevertheless, there is a provision in Chapter 5 Article 21 (1) (f) in the Constitution in that states: “All persons shall have the right to information, subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary in a democratic society.” But while the right to information is guaranteed in the constitution, “accessibility is the issue”, as there are no laws that provide for the parameters and or the implementation of this article. “In practice, it is not easy to get information. For example, the Public Procurement Authority [PPA] and the Youth Employment Agency [YEA] have both argued in the past to journalists that ‘there is no law compelling us to give this information to you.’” AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2017 19