SECTOR 4 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: 1.5 (2008 = 2.0 ; 2006 = 1.0) 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations. There are approximately 50 associations and professional networks among which the majority are members of the Media House. There is no trade union exclusively for journalists, but there are trade unions that targets the public media sector and gather journalists, filmmakers, printers and so on within its structure. These include the National Union of Information, Press and Paper Industry (NUIPP) which is barely visible. A journalists’ trade union could have been established around the time of the signing of approval of the collective convention on the media. However, due to conflicting interests, this did not materialise. There are several associations within the media sector, but they are commonly plagued by internal conflicts, which annihilate their actions and synergies. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MALI 2010 125