SECTOR 2 The media landscape, including new media, is characterised by diversity, independence and sustainability. 2.1 A wide range of sources of information (print, broadcasting, internet, mobile phones) is accessible and affordable to citizens. One can see from the igures announced by the panelists that there is a wide range of sources of information in Benin. he count goes up to 133 periodic papers of which 83 are dailies. hese rather frightening igures on the media landscape would however have to be broken down into categories that will enable one to see the supply and accessibility of the papers in real terms. A survey on this issue reveals that the number of copies printed ranges between 50 and 2000, to possibly 2500 which by calculation gives a general average of about 500 copies. According to some of the panelists, some prints are virtually insigniicant and could even be classiied as conidential. However, the so called system of the media review has to be taken into account as well where a variety of attractive headlines increase the readership espacially considering the high levels of illiteracy and the fact that the Beninese do not read much. According to their owners most newspapers are published so that they feature in the media review and in local languages. his has led to a new way of reading newspapers every day from 10am onwards. Mostly the decision about the top articels in the media review is reached after some negotiation and after money has changed hands. here have even been occasions when the media review has featured papers that never saw the light of day. Generally speaking, accessibility to the media can only be said to be true of radio which is heard by everybody and mobile telephony which can be found in almost all homes at a 74% coverage rate. he print media, on the other hand, is basically found in the urban areas since it is not within inancial reach of most people. he dailies are sold for 300 CFA per copy though the minimum wage in Benin is pegged at 31,000 CFA (1 US dollar is equal to about 500 CFA). Let us not even make mention of the internet which is a luxury good for most Beninese. E.g. Allada which is 45 km from Cotonou does not even have an 88 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BENIN 2011