he sum of all individual indicator scores will be divided by the number of panel members to determine the average score for each indicator. hese average indicator scores are added up to form average sector scores which then make up the overall country score. Outcome he inal, qualitative report summarizes the general content of the discussion and provides the average score for each indicator plus sector scores and overall country score. In the report panellists are not quoted by name to protect them from possible repercussions. Over time the biennial or tri-annual reports are measuring the media development in that particular country and should form the basis for a political discussion on media reform. In countries where English is not the oicial language the report is published in a bilingual edition. Implementing the African Media Barometer the oices of the Friedrich-EbertStiftung (FES) and - in SADC countries the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) - only serve as a convener of the panel and as guarantor of the methodology. he content of the discussion and the report is owned by the panel of local experts and does not represent or relect the view of FES or MISA. At the end of 2008 the indicators were reviewed, amended and some new ones were added to address the rapid developments in Information Communication Technology2. By the end of 2011 the African Media Barometer had been held in 28 African countries, in some of them already for the third time. Mareike Le Pelley Head of fesmedia Africa Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Windhoek Namibia Zoe Titus Acting Regional Director Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Windhoek, Namibia 2 Consequently, the comparison of some indicators of previous reports is not applicable (n/a) in some instances in which the indicator is new or has been amended considerably. Furthermore sector scores are not applicable (n/a) as indicators have been moved. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2011 67