SECTOR 1 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: 3.3 (2012 = 4.5; 2010 = 3.3; 2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a) 1.10 Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively advance the cause of media freedom. There are a number of active media support groups in Tanzania, which lobby for a more media-friendly legislative environment. These include the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT), MISA-Tan and the Tanzania Editors Forum. The MCT spearheaded the formation of the Tanzania Editors Forum and the regional press clubs, which are generally well supported. The Coalition on the Right to Information, which comprises 11 civil society institutions, is headed by the MCT. Since 2006 the coalition has campaigned for access to information legislation and was involved in drawing up a draft bill. Unfortunately, the government does not appear to have taken on board the input of these stakeholders. “They try to be effective, and they have certainly made efforts, but they are not getting the results they are looking for.” The coalition’s members include the MCT, MISA-Tan, the Tanzania Editors Forum, the Media Owners Association of Tanzania, the Tanzania Media Women Association (TAMWA), the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), the Tanzania Citizen Information Bureau, the Tanganyika Law Society (the Bar Association of Tanzania Mainland), the National Organisation for Legal Aid and the Commonwealth Human Rights Institute. In terms of civil society groups, the nonmedia ones mentioned above are largely the only such groups actively supporting media freedom efforts. 24 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Tanzania 2015