SECTOR 3 broadcasting profession (civil society actors, etc.), in seeking nominations to the board. When a list is generated, it is then shared with the president, and “the president’s lawyers are very careful in making sure the list is respected, as it would become difficult for the president if he were to insist that he amends the list. There is limited political involvement there.” Where concerns have been raised by national security, the NMC has stood its ground where necessary. One panellist bluntly stated that in determining full independence, “the big issue is not so much about who is on the board, but who is chairing that board.” Panellists on both sides of the debate agreed that “the public requires more information on the process of selecting board members to the GBC.” The board is made up of nine members, and all agreed that in terms of representing society at large, much remains to be done. “There is no youth component in terms of the GBC nominations. Youth take up a large percentage of the population, but they are not nurturing new faces. There is no deliberate action to bring in youth, and it likely won’t happen anytime soon.” Youth groups and student groups are ‘neglected’ in the nomination process. Furthermore, equal gender representation is lacking. Only three of the nine board members are women, which, as with the lack of youth representation, does not reflect society at large. 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: 3.2 (2006:4.3; 2008:3.8; 2011:2.5; 2013:3.2) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2017 51