VMCZ CONDEMNS ASSAULT AND DETENTION OF NEWSDAY JOURNALISTS

The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) condemns in the strongest terms the assault and detention of NewsDay journalists Obey Manayiti, Abigail Matsikidze and photographer Shepherd Tozvireva and their driver Raphael Phiri while covering a stand-off between...

Persecution by prosecution: I’m free, but I can’t celebrate

ON Tuesday, I left the Magistrates’ Court in Harare a free man for the first time in almost 19 months after I was charged with publishing falsehoods endangering the country’s economic and security interests in January last year. Candour: NQABA MATSHAZI   This was...

Membership Subscriptions Payment Deadline 2017

Dear Members; Members of The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) are informed that the deadline for members who wish to pay for their subscriptions is Friday 28 July 2017. Ordinary Members- the subscription fee is- $ 10-00 per annum Associate Members- the...

Global call to improve the safety of journalists on the ground

  Action-oriented recommendations to improve the protection of journalists and reinforce the implementation of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity were identified by key stakeholders at a meeting organized by UNESCO and OHCHR...

Tips for combatting gender-based harassment in the newsroom

  During a meeting of women media practitioners in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, a TV anchor in her mid-20s asked to talk privately. Between sips of thick, local coffee, she explained her dilemma. She was attractive, and that was in her favor. But what about a...

Revised Digital Media Code of Conduct

INTRODUCTIONThis Code serves to provide the basic ethical standards for Online Content Creators operating in Zimbabwe or disseminating information into Zimbabwe. This Code outlines the basic ethical guidelines that online content creators should observe when...

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