Swaziland In part, this new editorial license has been put down to the protections brought in by the Constitution. But mostly it is thought to be motivated by a staff rebellion against management (particularly in the case of SBIS). In other words, it is not so much fuelled by a desire to fight for media freedom, but rather driven by internal politics and personality issues. Despite efforts to exercise greater editorial independence, journalists still work under considerable constraints. For instance, the crippling border blockades instigated by a group lobbying for political reform were not given any coverage on SBIS. The consensus is that journalists will not be able to resist political influence in editorial decision-making until they have legal protection. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2 Average score: 1.5 3.8 (2005=1.1) The public broadcaster is adequately funded in a manner that protects it from arbitrary interference with its budget. ANALYSIS: Neither SBIS nor Swazi TV is adequately funded or protected from budgetary interference. Poor funding is particularly evident at Swazi TV where resources are scarce, quality of programmes is poor and there is very little local content. Swazi TV relies mostly on government subsidies, but supplements its income with license fees and advertising. African Media Barometer - Swaziland 2007 29