SECTOR 2 process will also have to include an examination of laws that are already on the statute books so that government can identify where changes have to be made and what new pieces of legislation are needed. 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: 1.6 (2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a) 2.10 Government does not use its power over the placement of advertisements as a means to interfere with editorial content. At present there have been no cases of withdrawal of advertising from critical or mainstream media by government. There are concerns within the media industry, however, that government may in future place its advertising in the new daily New Age to be launched in September (see above under indicator 2.1). In some towns and cities municipality advertising is being channelled away from mainstream media and placed in local authority publications instead. Amongst community radio station managers there is a sense that they can not afford to offend government, given that many stations rely solely on government advertising. As all these observations are based on perceptions rather than on hard evidence, the panel was divided in its assessment. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER SOUTH AFRICA 2010 37