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: 2.7 (2010 = 1.7; 2008 = 2.4; 2006 = 1.6) 2.6 Government promotes a diverse media landscape with economically sustainable and independent media outlets. Panellists agreed that government does not make any effort to support media diversity. Opposition newspapers, for example, are denied government advertising and need to rely on money raised from the sales of newspapers. “There is no support for small media in Tanzania. In fact, government rather makes an effort to thwart such diversity by not providing tax exemptions to news.” 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: 30 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TANZANIA 2012 1.3 (2010 = 1.8; 2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a)