SECTOR 1 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: 2.4 (2006 = n/a; 2008 = n/a) 1.5 Print publications are not required to obtain permission to publish from state authorities. Print publications are not required to obtain government permission and the law does not provide for specific provisions that restrict publication. Since the abolition of censorship, which had been standard procedure under the 2nd Republic, such restrictive provisions and prerequisites no longer exist. 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: 5.0 (2006 = n/a; 2008 = n/a) 1.6 Entry into and practice of the journalistic profession is legally unrestricted. There is no law that restricts entry into and practice of the journalistic profession. However, practicing journalists need to be in possession of a professional press card. These cards are issued by the Association of Journalists in Madagascar (OJM), an AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 2010 79