SECTOR 4 At The Financial Gazette coverage of stories also does not seem to reflect the personal philosophy of its owner. There are times when the owner will use his pull to ensure that a certain opinion piece is carried but then the editors make sure that it is clearly marked as an opinion. 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: 2.9 (2008:1.1 ; 2006:2.2) 4.7 Journalists and media have integrity and are not corrupt. Analysis: Corruption has reached unacceptable levels due to poor salaries. There are cases of “chequebook journalism” not just to ensure favourable coverage but where money is given for stories not to be covered. For example, a journalist went to interview a chief executive involved in a scandal at his office. What he found there was not the CEO but an envelope with money. The journalist confessed that he took the money and did not write the story. Journalists attending a recent media ethics workshop organised by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe reported that a number of photojournalists take pictures of prominent people in compromising situations and then blackmail them. The other growing trend is equally corrupt. Story ideas generated during the editorial conference are passed on to the journalists, who might then call the people involved and inform them of the story his/her organisation is about to print or broadcast. When the person in question offers them money the story disappears off the diary. 64 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZIMBABWE 2010