SECTOR 2 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 (2010 = 3.0; 2008 = 2.8; 2006 = 2.9) 2.2 Citizens’ access to domestic and international media sources is not restricted by state authorities. Citizens are generally free to access local and foreign media sources, unhindered by state restrictions. The Newspaper Act of 1976 permits the president to ban foreign publications, but there has been no such action in the last two years. In fact, panellists felt there was too much foreign content on local television stations, with rebroadcasts of parts of CNN, CCTV, BBC and a Russian channel, on various local stations including the state-run broadcaster. “Our airtime is supposed to have local content but it is filled with foreign programming!” 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: 26 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TANZANIA 2012 4.3 (2010 = 3.8; 2008 = 4.1; 2006 = 3.1)