SECTOR 2

2.2
Citizens’ access to domestic and international
media sources is not restricted by state authorities.
Analysis:

Citizens’ access to international media could be restricted by sections 33 to 38 of
the Penal Code which empowers the minister responsible for information to stop
any international publication from entering the country and allow the authorities
to confiscate such material. In practice, however, these powers have hardly ever
been invoked.
Citizens have access to every radio or TV station they wish to tune into.

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: 			

4.3

(2007: 4.0)

2.3
Efforts are undertaken to increase the scope
of circulation of the print media, particularly to rural
communities.
Analysis:

As reported in 2007, the two major dailies are still trying to increase their
circulation through fast delivery even to the most remote towns and opening more
distribution outlets as the national road network improves. But the majority of
rural people simply cannot afford to buy papers and many copies are regularly
returned. There is also the question of the public having to spend on so many
different but competing things such as airtime for mobile phones.
While circulation figures for The New Vision and Daily Monitor, certified by ABC,
are declining, the regional newspapers that the New Vision publishes – Orumuri,

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