3.11. The public broadcaster officers balanced and fair information reflecting the full spectrum of diverse views and opinions. Analysis: There is a relative balance. For instance there are some interactive programmes where the listeners participate through the telephone and sending through SMS’s. In reality, anyone both from the ruling party and from any other political party can participate in these programmes. There are problems concerning the sorting of news, in most cases the sorting is in accordance with governmental hierarchies. During the period of electoral campaign the information balance is further stumped down as the ruling party, Frelimo, is always mostly benefited. SCORES: Individual scores: 3; 4; 5; 4; 4; 4; 3; 3; 3; 4 Average score: 3.7 3.12. The public broadcaster offers as much diverse and creative local content as economically achievable. Analysis: The public broadcasters stopped depending on foreign sources to guarantee their broadcasts for some time now. As far as music is concerned, a lot of locally produced music is broadcast by the public broadcasters (radio and television), which is a welcomed change from the recent past, where the music played was mainly from DRC and South Africa. Although what is done in terms of local content is reasonable, taking into consideration the financial situation, more could still be done. SCORES: Individual scores: 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 4; 5; 4; 4; 3 Average score: 4.0 Average Score Sector III: 2.0 Sector IV: The media practice levels of professional standards. 4.1. The media follows voluntarily codes of professional standards which are enforced by self-regulatory bodies. Analysis: Effectively, the media follow certain voluntary codes but these are not imposed by any self regulating body. What journalists do is to follow the universal ethical and deontological rules of their profession. SCORES; Individual scores: 3; 4; 3; 3; 2; 4; 3; 3; 2; 3 Average score: 3.0 So This Is Democracy? 2007 -187- Media Institute of Southern Africa