SECTOR 2 Models for online publications differ. Some newspapers will allow full access to an online publication after 24 hours. But even if full access is allowed, one still needs data to access them. Most data packages have expiry dates and require regular renewal, and E-papers normally require regular monthly subscriptions. 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: Score of previous years: ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ 2.9 2017 = 3.3 2.2 The public access to domestic and international media sources is not restricted by state authorities Prime TV was a television station based in Lusaka which started operating in 2016. However, it was closed in 2020 by the regulator (the Independent Broadcasting Authority) because of an expired licence. However, because the station was often critical of the government, some feel that “the expiry of the licence was just an excuse to close it down”. Other media houses are dependent on the content that they produce in order to survive. Some, such as The Post, were “muscled out of business due to political reasons”. Others, such as News Diggers, have received threats and often require the services of lawyers to protect them in the courts. 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: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3.3 2017 = 4.7 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2021 21