SECTOR 4 President, while the other members will be appointed by the Minister of Information. It is clear where their allegiances will lie.” 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: 4.1 (2012 = 3.8; 2010 = 2.9; 2008 = 2.9; 2006 = 3.4) 4.3 Salary levels and general working conditions, including safety, for journalists and other media practitioners are adequate. As discussed in indicator 4.1, salary levels and working conditions for most journalists in Tanzania are very poor. This is exacerbated by the fact that up to 80% of active journalists in the country work as freelancers with no fixed contract or job security. This makes media practitioners particularly susceptible to corruption in the form of brown envelopes. “Members of the press in Tanzania are the most exploited class in the country. They are exploited by the media houses which do not pay well, by society in general and by politicians, so they find any way to survive that they can.” Many freelancers are paid below the monthly minimum wage of TZS 150.000 and may earn just TSh20 000 for one story. “Journalists can work for one media house for 10 years without a contract. This turns them into scavengers.” Because of the low levels of remuneration, many qualified journalists leave media houses to seek better-paid positions as public relations practitioners, resulting in a reduction of skills in the media industry. Editors at the private newspapers Mwananchi and The Citizen earn between Tsh1.5 million and Tsh2 million a month, while a journalist with a diploma who is taken on a retainer straight from college earns around Tsh500 000 a month and AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Tanzania 2015 59