Tanzania 4.8 Salary levels and general working conditions for journalists and other media practitioners are adequate to discourage corruption. ANALYSIS: Salary levels are generally low while working conditions are poor which, when compared to the cost of living, makes these salaries inadequate. Most media houses lack general organisational structures and there is no upward mobility of journalists, training opportunities and retirement benefits. As such, there is great mobility of journalists in the different media houses. A study on working conditions of journalists shows that about 68% of journalists are correspondents who are on a retainer. This in actual fact means that they are working as labourers. It was noted however that high salaries are not a guarantee against corruption. There are editors who are well paid but are also the most corrupt. Also, journalists work for over 80 hours per week most of the time without overtime compensation. The panellists also noted that many media houses have a weak economic base and cannot pay good salaries and other benefits. Circulation of newspapers is still low while advertising rates are also quite low compared to those of Kenya for example. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3 Average score: 2.0 (2006= 2.0) 4.9. Training facilities offer formal qualification programmes for journalists as well as opportunities to upgrade their skills. ANALYSIS: There is a number journalism training institutions offering courses 34 African Media Barometer - Tanzania 2008