SECTOR 1 MCT and MISA Tanzania have also been instrumental in encouraging all the press clubs in both urban and rural areas to introduce the ideas of press freedom and access to information to their members. The Legal and Human Rights Centre has been at the forefront of the 2010 establishment of the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders, a coalition of 17 organisations aimed at ensuring all human rights, including media freedom and access to information, are realised in the country. 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 (2010 = 3.2; 2008 = 2.7; 2006 = 2.8) 1.12 Media legislation evolves from meaningful consultations among state institutions, citizens and interest groups. The Tanzanian government has appeared to be open to input from media interest groups and civil society in terms of reforming media legislation, but this process seems to be very slow, with no tangible results yet. For almost a decade, there has been an on-going process of apparent consultation involving the state and a coalition of media stakeholders, which presented a revised Information and Broadcasting Policy to the state in 2003, to replace the outdated Information and Broadcasting Policy from 1993. This was implemented in 2003 and provided a directive about the need to reform laws that are inimical to press freedom and access to information. The state subsequently publicised a controversial Freedom of Information Bill which was seen by the media stakeholders as restricting media freedom and access to information. In response, the coalition, led by the Media Council of Tanzania, presented two draft bills to the state notably the Media Services Bill (2007) and the Right to Information Bill (2008). These were as a result of public forums held throughout the country including television talk shows, with the aim of eliciting input from a wide cross-section of society. However, these drafts AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TANZANIA 2012 21