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: 			

4.3 (2008 = n/a ; 2006 = n/a)

1.7
Confidential sources of information
protected by law and/or the courts.

are

Article 85 of Law 002 is clear. Journalists are obliged to protect their sources of
information and can only be made to reveal them at the request of the Attorney
General.
This provision poses a danger to the protection of the confidentiality of sources.
However, journalists can decline to comply if the Attorney General is a party to
the proceedings. In this case, they can file an appeal against the Attorney General’s
request or the decision.
From a professional point of view, panelists felt that journalists who reveal their
sources even once will lose the confidence of their informants who, in certain
cases, need to remain anonymous.

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: 			

82

AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GUINEA 2011

2.3 (2008 = n/a ; 2006 = n/a)

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