SECTOR 1 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: 3.3 (2008: n/a; 2006: n/a) 1.5 Print publications are not required to obtain permission to publish from state authorities. Article 162 (3) of the 1992 Constitution says: There shall be no impediments to the establishment of private press or media; and in particular, there shall be no law requiring any person to obtain a license as a pre-requisite to the establishment or operation of a newspaper, journal or other media for mass communication or information. Article 167 (d) provides for registration of newspapers and other publications by the National Media Commission with the proviso that such registration “shall not provide for the exercise of any direction or control” over media practitioners. There are scores of newspapers operating without such registration because there are no sanctions in the law for non-compliance. 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: 5.0 (2008: n/a; 2006: n/a) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2011 15