SECTOR 1 Moreover, the absence of such a legal provision restricts the investigative capacity of the Beninese media in the fight against corruption. This also hinders journalists to specialise in certain economic issues and in the monitoring of public policies. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 1.1 (2007=1.4) 1.9 Websites and blogs are not required to register with, or obtain permission, from state authorities. Several websites and blogs are created and maintained by ordinary citizens, wellknown personalities as well as recognized structures without any prior formalities. Most of them use resources made available on the internet by large servers such as Google and Yahoo or by service providers through e-trading. The most significant costs relate to web accessibility and browsing time. In Benin, an hour of internet browsing costs 500 CFA francs on average. Apart from free automatic websites and blogs obtained directly on the internet, several organisations and political personalities call on the services of specialized communications companies or internet service providers. Internet connection costs and conditions vary from one facility to the other. From one hundred thousand CFA francs for a simple one-page presentation of an NGO, website development up to five million CFA francs and more AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2009 79