NIGERIA 2.5 Community broadcasting enjoys special promotion given its potential to broaden access by poor and rural communities. ANALYSIS: There is no defined, explicit framework for licensing community broadcast stations hence campus radios are sometimes regarded as community radios despite their restriction to educational broadcasts. The extremely tardy development of community broadcasting is traceable to the sensitivity of the state to grant licenses as radio stations have played a dramatic role in the broadcasting of military coups. In general the NBC does not favour community radio which it defines as a station owned and operated by the community for the benefit of the community, be it geographical, interest or cultural. SCORES: Individual scores: 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1; 1 Total score: 11 Average score: 1.0 2.6 The editorial independence of print media published by a public authority is protected adequately against undue political interference. ANALYSIS: The State owned media comprise the “New Nigerian” and a number of papers at state level. Some panelists believed that the majority of states have their own papers, others stated only nine state papers are currently operating at state level. The budget for these newspapers is included in the budget of the Ministry of Information and is often rather ad-hoc than reliable. African Media Barometer - Nigeria 2008 13