3.5
Office bearers with the state and political
parties as well as those with a financial interest
in the broadcasting industry are excluded from
possible membership on the board of the state/public
broadcaster.
The status of the RTG changes as ministers and government change. Without
a board, the RTG functions like a unit within the Ministry of Communication.
Plans to set up a board for the RTG have not been followed through. The
broadcaster now consists of two totally autonomous administrative units, one in
Boulbinet and the other in Koloma.

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: 			

1.0 (2008 = n/a ; 2006 = n/a)

3.6
The editorial independence of the state/public
broadcaster from political influence is guaranteed by
law and practiced.
There is no law that would guarantee the editorial independence of the RTG.
With the broadcaster being attached to and under the control of the Ministry of
Communication, the question of its editorial independence does not even arise.
According to panelists, ministers have been known to go to the RTG studios
themselves to make changes to programmes.

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