RESOLUTIONS OF THE KADOMA CONFERENCE ON A CONSOLIDATED WAY FORWARD ON MEDIA ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM IN ZIMBABWE
We, media practitioners and media stakeholders, gathered in Kadoma, Zimbabwe on 29-30 November 2013 to consider establishing a consolidated way forward on media ethics and professionalism,Fully cognizant of the challenges that the media profession in Zimbabwe is faced with,Acknowledging that only...
VMCZ Board Appoints Loughty Dube Acting Executive Director
The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) Board has appointed Mr. Loughty Dube as the Acting Executive Director of the VMCZ with effect from 01 December, 2013.Mr. Dube’s appointment comes after the resignation of VMCZ Executive Director, Takura Zhangazha, who leaves the organisation on 30...
VMCZ on media coverage of gender issues
THE VOLUNTARY Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) has negatively portrayed the country’s mainstream media and also pointed out that women were still highly marginalised.Presenting its findings on a research it conducted in collaboration with the Danish, Norwegian and Dutch embassies about media...
on media coverage of gender issues
THE VOLUNTARY Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) has negatively portrayed the country’s mainstream media and also pointed out that women were still highly marginalised.Presenting its findings on a research it conducted in collaboration with the Danish, Norwegian and Dutch embassies about media...
VMCZ launches “State of Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe” in Mutare, Masvingo and Gwanda
THE Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe last week launched its report entitled “The State of Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe” in Mutare, Masvingo and Gwanda. The report was first launched at the Mutare Press Club on Wednesday before similar launches in Masvingo and Gwanda on Thursday and Friday...
VMCZ Annual General Meeting 2013: Chairperson’s Report
Dear All, Please do receive below the Chairperson’s Report presented at the VMCZ Annual General Meeting held today, 26 September, 2013 at the Harare Club. Chairperson's ReportVMCZ Annual General Meeting , Thursday 26 September 2013, Media Centre, Harare Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. Respected Members...
The State of Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe Report Launch: Harare
The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) will TODAY launch a report entitled “The State of Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe” at the Ambassador Hotel Quill Club at 6pm.The study was conducted by Dr Wallace Chuma, a media studies lecturer at the University of Cape Town.The study highlights the...
Journalists urged to uphold ethics
Journalists urged to uphold ethicsAugust 31, 2013JOURNALISTS should always uphold journalism ethics and desist from misinforming the public by writing opinionated and unbalanced stories, veteran journalist, Tapfuma Machakaire has said.Addressing journalists at a Voluntary Media Council of...
VMCZ Report: Zimbabwe Journalists Abandon Ethics, Embrace Corruption.
The quality of news reporting in Zimbabwe has steadily declined since 2000, thanks to political interference, polarization, corruption and other challenges, according to an assessment from a report compiled by the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ). The report, entitled “The State of...
Zimbabwe’s Social Media, Elections and Mobilisation.
Zimbabwe’s Social Media, Elections and Mobilisation. By Takura Zhangazha Zimbabwe’s social media has had an ambiguous role in political events in the last twelve months and particularly with the yet to end July 31 2013 harmonized electoral period. Local ICT experts have lauded the expansion...
