Swaziland
SCORES:
Individual scores:

4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 5

Average score:

3.8

4.10

(2005=1.9)

Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in
trade unions and/or other professional associations.

ANALYSIS:
The Media Workers Union of Swaziland (MWUS) was launched in 2006
to replace the defunct Swaziland Media Publishers and Allied Workers Union (SMEPAW). The union has a membership of over 270.
Some media practitioners are also members of Swaziland National
Association of Journalists (SNAJ), MISA Swaziland and Gender and
Media Swaziland (GEMSWA),
SCORES:
Individual scores:

3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4

Average score:

3.6

Overall score for sector 4:

2.7 (2005 = 2.0)

(2005=3.0)

OVERALL COUNTRY SCORE FOR 2007 2.3 (2005 = 2.0)

African Media Barometer - Swaziland 2007

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