SECTOR 4 MCT has been engaged in various campaigns in recent years to make people more aware of how they can complain if they feel wronged by the media, but much more work must still be done in this area. 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: 2.4 (2010 = 2.6; 2008 = 2.8; 2006 = 2.1) 4.3 The media cover the full spectrum of events, issues and cultures, including business/economics, cultural, local and investigative stories. Panellists agreed that the daily print and broadcast media in Tanzania focus mostly on political news, followed by sports. In general, there is very little economic news and no analysis, ‘going behind the story’ or investigative reporting. “You may get one investigative story a year in Tanzania.” Most media houses do not have experts or budgets to cover certain topics, meaning that journalists cover subjects, about which they lack sufficient knowledge, resulting in shallow or even inaccurate reporting. There is also a shortage of qualified and experienced journalists, with many practising journalists lacking university or even in-house training. Conducting investigative reporting is considered very challenging in Tanzania, especially if journalists use a by-line, as it is common for them to receive threats, even death threats. Panellists did note that the Tanzania Media Fund has been supporting some investigative stories within the last two years, especially those which cover rural areas which are marginalised by the mainstream media. “Journalists in Tanzania are covering the ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, but the ‘how’ and ‘why’ are not being sufficiently answered.” 52 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TANZANIA 2012