SECTOR 3 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: 1.0 3.4 The state/public broadcaster is accountable to the public through a board representative of society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner. In the present case, it is rather the opposite. As a result of the reforms applied in public institutions in 2011, Congolese National Radio Television (RTNC), which is the state broadcaster, indeed has a new board of directors and a new director general. In practice, however, RTNC is accountable to the leaders of the ruling party. According to Articles 9 and 10 of decree no. 03/62 of 3 December 2009, RTNC’s board of directors consists of a maximum of five members, including the director general. These are appointed, relieved of their functions or dismissed by the President of the Republic upon recommendation of the government. In fact, the board of directors does not represent society, in its entirety. It does not include civil society representatives and the board memebers are appointed by the Head of State in a discretionary manner, drawing on individuals belonging to the majority in power. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Democratic Republic of Congo 103