The media practice high levels of professional standards. 4.1 The media follow voluntary codes of professional standards, which are enforced by self-regulatory bodies that deal with complaints from the public. he media in Mozambique do not have a formal entity for self-regulation as the Higher Social Communication Council – as per Constitution of the Republic – serves as “a body for discipline and consultation” (paragraph 1 of Article 5). Nevertheless, MISA Mozambique and the National Union of Journalists (Sindicato Nacional de Jornalistas – SNJ) have jointly played the role of selfregulatory bodies, leading processes that led to the voluntary adoption of Codes of Conduct in the coverage of the 2003/2004 and 2008/2009 elections. his selfregulation exercise proved especially beneicial as it brought together editors of the various media on a voluntary basis, around an ethical commitment to balanced coverage of elections - processes that have always polarised Mozambican society. Nevertheless, participants noted that the SNJ Ethics Council is dysfunctional adding that this is a serious failure as the appearance of clearly anti-ethical practices within the media have not been handled or criticised by this body. his has resulted in unfavourable public comments about the profession. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 116 2.7 (2005 = 2.3; 2007 = 3.0; 2009 = 2.7) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2011