SECTOR 2 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: 4.4 (2007=4.9; 2009=4.8; 2011=3.6) 2.3 The editorial independence of print media published by a public authority is protected adequately against undue political interference. There is no law protecting the editorial independence of La Nation, the national daily and ABP (Agence béninoise de presse). According to a participant, the authorities do not appear to influence the editorial line directly; there could possibly be “insidious” interference, he said, adding that the journalists of La Nation are not state agents, even though the newspaper receives a subsidy of 37 million CFA francs per year (74,000 US dollars). The panel was unable to indicate what percentage of the ORTB’s budget this would represent. The ABP does not produce opinions; it is content with facts via dispatches and magazines. 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: 80 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2014 3.4 (2007=1.7; 2009=1.1; 2011=1.6)