Botswana erally accepted definitions of Public Broadcasting. SCORING: Individual scores: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average score: 1.0 3.6 (2005 = 1.0) Persons who have vested interests of a political or commercial nature are excluded from possible membership in the board, i.e. office bearers with the state or political parties as well as those with a financial interest in the broadcasting industry. ANALYSIS: This requirement does not even begin to apply because there is no public broadcaster and no independent board to control it in the first place. SCORING: Individual scores: 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average score: 1.1 3.7 (2005 = 1.0) The editorial independence of the public broadcaster from commercial pressure and political influence is guaranteed by law and practised. ANALYSIS: There is no law on public broadcasting in Botswana and thus no guarantee of editorial independence of any sort. 32 African Media Barometer - Botswana 2007