Tanzania 4.3 The media cover the full spectrum of events, issues and cultures, including business/economics, cultural, local and investigative stories. ANALYSIS: In view of increasing commercialisation, the media do not want to antagonise their advertisers and thus practice self-censorship. With the news being event oriented there is more emphasis on sports, for example, while investigative and gender issues are covered more rarely. It was also observed that media house owners (government or private) do interfere in breaking stories on certain scandals especially those involving members of elites or their relatives. Another problem that could hamper coverage of the full spectrum is the blocking of information by government officials. Other reasons include lack of specialisation, a hostile environment, corruption and lack of training. Therefore, there is a need to train new journalists in investigative reporting all the time. Journalists keep leaving the profession for greener pastures, especially in public relations. SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3 Average score: 3.1 African Media Barometer - Tanzania 2006 29