Tanzania
ticularly in financial matters.
SCORES:
Individual scores: 			

1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 2

Average score: 			

1.9 (2006= 1.8)

2.11

State print media are not subsidized with taxpayers’ 		
money.

ANALYSIS:
State media like Zanzibar Leo newspaper receives Government subsidy. Daily News and its sister paper Habari Leo are run by a parastatal company but it was not clear if it also gets direct subsidies
from the Government. They also receive other support such as guarantees of loans to buy their printing press and low rents for their
premises.
SCORES:
Individual scores: 			

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

Average score: 			

1.9 (2006= 2.4)

2.12

Government does not use its power over the placement of 		
advertisements as a means to interfere with media 			
content.

ANALYSIS:
The government is the largest advertiser in the country and it gives
priority of its advertisements to state/public owned media, and to
media which is “friendly” with it.
There are media outlets which do not receive any Government ad18				

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