Tanzania
2.7

Independent news agencies gather and distribute 			
information for all media.

ANALYSIS:
Currently there is only the private owned Press Services of Tanzania
(PST) which is run by the IPP Media and which has correspondents
all over the country. The problem is still poor quality of the news
items and also poor remuneration of the correspondents who in
most cases are not trained journalists.
SCORES:
Individual scores: 			

2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2		

Average score: 			

1.3 (2006= 1.1)

2.8

Media diversity is promoted through adequate competition
regulation/legislation.

ANALYSIS:
In reality the law allows for diversity in as much as anybody can start
a media outlet but at the same time it does not restrict monopoly.
In this regard diversity is threatened by monopoly as the concentration of the media becomes concentrated in a few hands. About four
media houses led by IPP Media own the chunk of the media industry
in the country. Others are Business Times Limited, Mwananchi Communications and New Habari Corporation. Global Publishers Limited
owns about 5 titles of yellow newspapers.
More information is required on the Fair Competition law needs to
be understood and whether it may have any influence in reducing
the monopolization of the media.

African Media Barometer - Tanzania 2008			

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