Uganda give directions to the presenter by phone during a live discussion to make him/her pursue a specific line or to be hard or soft on certain people. Some even demand to go on-air themselves. At the Monitor the Executive Editor has the final say and in most cases this arrangement works. He might be called to explain certain decisions after a story is published. Government makes it increasingly difficult for owners not to interfere because of regular threats in particular from the President. For example, he met media owners and managers in April 2007 and complained about the media being used by “saboteurs”: “There are now 140 radio stations and 20 TV stations. I am happy about all this. I am, however, disappointed about the irresponsibility, irrationality of the use of your media houses and propensity to allow your media houses to be used by saboteurs of Uganda’s and Africa’s future. A media house is licensed to inform, educate and entertain. It is not licensed to misinform, sabotage and annoy sections of the public without good reason.” After this meeting some radio owners gave instructions to presenters not to allow certain people as guests on talk shows any more. SCORES: Individual scores: Average: 4.8 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1 1.4 Salary levels and general working conditions for journalists and other media practitioners are adequate to discourage corruption. ANALYSIS: The salary of staff reporters varies between 300.000 and 500.000 African Media Barometer - Uganda 2007 35