Mali 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations. Analysis There are about sixty professional associations and networks that are for the most part members of the Maison de la Presse. The SNPIL Union (Syndicat National de l’Information, de la Presse et de l’Industrie) composed of journalists, filmmakers, printers, etc focusing specifically on state media is hardly visible. Individual scores: 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5. Average score: 4.7 Overall score for sector 4: 2.8 (2006=3.0) OVERALL COUNTRY SCORE: 2.9 (2006=2.7) 26 (2006=5.0) Le Baromètre des Média Africains - Mali 2008