Malawi SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 4, 2, 2 Average score: 1.8 1.7 Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively advance the cause of media freedom. ANALYSIS: There are quite a number of civil society groups active in the media field. They include NAMISA, the Civil Liberties Committee (CILIC), the Malawi Economic and Justice Network (MEJN), the Women’s Lobby Group and Church and Society. These groups work as partners. They embark on various activities such as workshops with the media, the issuing of pastoral letters or advertisements in the media. They have also bought airtime to widely publicise their demands. Examples for successful campaigns were the call in 2004 for the public broadcasters Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Malawi television (TVM) to be licenced by the regulatory authority or for the dismissal of the Public Relations Officer in the Office of the President because of his hostile treatment of the media. SCORES: Individual scores: 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4 Average score: 4.1 OVERALL SCORE FOR SECTOR 1: 2.9 10 African Media Barometer - Malawi 2006