Zambia Media Critique

ZAMBIANS continue to express displeasure at the biased coverage of news by the public funded Zambia National  Broadcasting Corporation ZNBC. In random interviews many citizens openly declared that they had since stopped watching the ZNBC News because it does not depict the correct picture of what is going in the country. We have blogged many times before about the transformative shift needed to redeem the public media in Zambia. To an extent the quality of coverage depends on the leadership at the helm of n institution. Sharon Phiri of Lusaka's Chilenje said the following; "I think when PF just won there was a bit of improvement we saw Daily Mail also covering the opposition even ZNBC under Chibamba Kanyama had really improved. We saw how new reporters brought some creativity and even the opposition had a bit of coverage unlike now where ZNBC only runs responses to what the opposition said without allowing people to hear exactly what was said." Zambia's largest o

Zambian politics is full of underwhelming drama. Sometimes I feel our politicians overburden us with their politics. We have enough problems with the sky rocketing cost of living and continuing job cuts in industry, its really hard to get by, times are really hard. Zambians have been deceived way too many times and need a break, they need answers, they need leadership that will inspire them and not confuse them, one that is pragmatic and responsive not one that says one thing and does another. Reading the statement UPND leader gave at the high profile investment conference in the UK and checking the response from the ruling PF, who really did not need to respond to it if they had nothing to say on the substantive issues raised, leaves one bewildered and angry. In case you missed it here is what HH said: "We listened to the concerns and reservations of prospective investors, which closely mirrored those that we have already heard at home during our domestic consultation with Zamb