SECTOR 2 “you see testosterone in our media, parading as gods but not doing half the things that women do.” Another female panellist countered: “But the women in these positions were taken there in a wheelbarrow (for the sake of filling quotas), and don’t know what they are saying. So how can the media report what they say?” There are exceptions, and Informative was commended for profiling positive female role models. But, by and large, “you see testosterone in our media, parading as gods but not doing half the things that women do.” There is little to no coverage of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and inter-sex (LGBTI) community. 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: 2.8 (2008 =n/a; 2006 = n/a) 2.8 All media fairly reflect the voices of society in its ethnic, linguistic, religious, political and social diversity. Socially, the media covers only certain ethnic groups and religions. When it comes to politics, the state media tends to promote the ruling party while the private media tends to favour the opposition. Panelists felt that PCFM was the only broadcaster that gave space to sections of society that have been sidelined, such as young or gay or HIV-positive people. On the print media’s side, Informative has tried to do the same, although it became “disheartened” in its coverage of the LGBTI community because few LGBTI people wanted to speak openly, making reporting difficult. 34 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER LESOTHO 2010