SECTOR 4 • • • Legal issues. Personal relationships between editors and news sources. Advertisers’ arm-twisting. The result is slanting stories to please certain sections of society or killing the story altogether. However, journalists have learnt how to go round the “story-killers.” Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 1.9 (2005=2.5; 2007=3.1) 4.6 Owners of established mainstream private media do not interfere with editorial independence. Analysis Editorial independence from ownership exists only in theory. Changes in ownership/directorship directly lead to changes in the editorial teams. An example is the Standard Group where the editorial department was overhauled in 2008 following changes in ownership. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country minimally meets aspects of the indicator. 3 Country meets many aspects of indicator but progress may be too recent to judge. 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator and has been doing so over time. Average score: 56 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER KENYA 2009 1.9 (2005=2.0; 2007=1.5)