SECTOR 2 however, that even though such assistance to the media marked considerable progress, none was given in 2010. Concerning indirect assistance to the Guinean media, the government has still not ratified the Florence Convention and hence a 2.5% tax is still imposed on the importation of newsprint. The Convention commits signatories to avoid taxing the manufacture of certain intellectual works, including newspapers. Government advertising, which could help generate revenue to sustain local newspapers, is placed mostly in foreign media. 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: 4.1 (2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a) 2.7 All media fairly reflect the voices of both women and men. Just about all newspapers tend to concentrate on political information, that is, sensational stories with an avalanche of daily scandals. Since women are not very involved in politics, they are less visible in this type of news. (Some panelists thought that this was not necessarily bad for the image of women.) There have been some positive developments in the media in recent years, with women being given more coverage and headline news, especially due to the emergence of a new generation of women leaders represented by personalities like the trade unionist Rabiatou Sira Diallo, who led the workers’ strike and spearheaded their social movement as early as 2006. She is also the President of the National Transition Council (the transitional parliament). Panelists also noted that the voice of women is not sufficiently reflected in certain media because they are not represented there in sufficient numbers. In fact, they have more of a presence in the broadcast media (especially the state/ public channels) than in the print media, possibly because of the attractiveness 92 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GUINEA 2011