Botswana Guardian have editorial charters which define the relationship between their owners and editors. Some papers are owned by families and individuals who feel they have the right to interfere in the editorial work of their publications. SCORING: Individual scores: 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 Average score: 4.0 4.8 (2005 = 3.0) Salary levels and general working conditions for journalists and other media practitioners are adequate to discourage corruption. ANALYSIS: Salaries for journalists in Botswana are mostly based on comparable industry salary levels. Journalists are expected to declare gifts and the nature of such gifts to determine whether or not they should be allowed to keep them. There are clear divisions between the editorial and the marketing departments in most media houses in the country. While salary levels generally are high enough to serve as a disincentive for corruption, there are some cases of journalists allegedly being on the payroll of powerful people in business and politics. SCORING: Individual scores: 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3 Average score: 3.4 44 (2005 = 3.4) African Media Barometer - Botswana 2007