SECTOR 2 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: 2.4 (2005: 3.1; 2007: 3.7; 2009: 3.1; 2011: 2.7) 2.10 Private broadcasters deliver a minimum of quality public interest programmes. Privately owned broadcasting institutions especially radio stations mainly focus on commercial gain and they hardly carry public interest content. And when they do, it is often not high quality content. One panellist, for instance, recalled listening to a discussion on a local private station about abortion and “they (the presenters) were so painfully uninformed”. Furthermore, it was noted that “there is a great disconnection from local and regional issues”, so private radio stations will read local newspaper headlines and have some international (entertainment) news. 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: 1.5 (2005: n/a; 2007: n/a; 2009: n/a; 2011: n/a) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2015 39