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'Newsday, Daily News, not a happy story,' says Charamba
18 Jan 2014 at 15:50hrs | Views
The financial situation in Zimbabwe's media industry is gloomy, Secretary for Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr GeorgeMr Charamba has said.
Mr Charamba confirmed this during deliberations at the ZiFM strategic workshop in Nyanga yesterday.
"If our goal in 2000 was to destroy all dissenting media houses, as some would want to perceive things, then we are now presented with the chance to destroy them without firing a single shot. We had a chance to visit media houses recently and the situation is gloomy.
"AMH is not a happy story. Go to ANZ, it is not a happy story either. The only institution that is close to keeping its head above the waters is Zimpapers. We are facing a real catastrophe in the industry. We have replayed the political story forgetting that we have a responsibility to create business ideas to survive in such an environment," he added.
Mr Charamba confirmed this during deliberations at the ZiFM strategic workshop in Nyanga yesterday.
"If our goal in 2000 was to destroy all dissenting media houses, as some would want to perceive things, then we are now presented with the chance to destroy them without firing a single shot. We had a chance to visit media houses recently and the situation is gloomy.
"AMH is not a happy story. Go to ANZ, it is not a happy story either. The only institution that is close to keeping its head above the waters is Zimpapers. We are facing a real catastrophe in the industry. We have replayed the political story forgetting that we have a responsibility to create business ideas to survive in such an environment," he added.
Source - herald
