SECTOR 3 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 public broadcaster does not have a board of directors. 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 (2006= 1.0, 2008 = 1.0, 2010 = 1.0) 3.6 The editorial independence of the state/public broadcaster from political influence is guaranteed by law and practiced. No law protects editorial independence, hence in practise the level of independence depends on where the interference comes from (how high up). Some members of the High Council of the Transition Authority (Conseil Supérieur de la Transition – CST) for example, use state radio to exercise their “right to respond” to attacks they are the target of on other stations. 96 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR