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The responsibility of journalism: Upholding ethics and avoiding the perils of falsehoods

Journalism is often referred to as the "fourth estate," a powerful institution that serves as the watchdog of society. In a democratic system, the media is tasked with the duty of informing, educating, and empowering the public. However, w…

Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 14:59hrs | 54 | by Innocent Mujeri

Zimbabwe govt ducking responsibility by urging new graduates to start companies!

I remember soon after graduating from journalism school in 1998, I was so eager to be my own boss, such that I implored my parents to help establish a newspaper for me. I had always been passionate about writing - having started contributi…

Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 20:14hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

ZBC, a national embarrassment and huge shame on journalism!

Who can still remember the late great Bornwell Chakaodza?I can still see the images of the fiery no-nonsense renowned journalist and media lecturer - as he bombarded government officials on pertinent issues affecting the country. He would …

Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 18:06hrs | 16 | by by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Critiquing and exposing flaws in government policies central to 'development journalism'

Lately, there has been a noticeable resurgence in calls - more specifically from Zimbabwe government officials - for media to focus more on what is termed 'developmental journalism'.The latest was by information ministry permanent secretar…

Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 09:10hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Journalism now a crime in Zimbabwe?

Choosing journalism in Zimbabwe is tantamount to walking in a minefield. With or without an accreditation card, a journalist has become a sworn enemy of the police.Assurances from the Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Assistant Commiss…

Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 13:18hrs | 10 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya

Journalism has always been cornerstone of activism, and Zim regime's attempts to curtail this is a sign of cowardice and fascism

The Zimbabwe regime has never been shy in exposing its true colours as far as its disdain and repulsion with anything synonymous, symbolic, or symptomatic of democracy and free expression, in its forty one (41) years of ruinous and despoti…

Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:48hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

VMCZ trains scribes on investigative journalism

VOLUNTARY Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) executive director, Loughty Dube has called on media houses to set aside adequate budgets to facilitate in-depth investigations by journalists within their stables in order to unearth massive corr…

Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Sunshine journalism: What happens on cloudy days?

I RECENTLY read on the ZBC website that Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa had "urged the media to write positive developmental stories about Zimbabwe in the new dispensation", and this reminded me of a concept called "sunshine journal…

Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 3 | by Nqaba Matshazi

A farewell to factual journalism (now extinct)

The state of a democracy can best be measured by evaluating its journalism. A free press is often called the "Fourth Estate", and its importance is second-to-none for every prospering society. But alas, it seems that we in Zim are also dep…

Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 14:47hrs | | by Jonathan Matika

Media Centre Embarks on Citizen Journalism Training Workshops

Media Centre today conducted a refresher training workshop for citizen journalism in the historic province of Masvingo which was focusing on equipping citizen journalist with the information they need in news gathering and reporting toward…

Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 21:22hrs | | by Collins Chirinda

Skeletons tumbling out - Dumisani Muleya - a rebuttal

I wrote an article entitled 'Dirty Cops and Corrupt journalists hired to smear Mnangagwa', I published it on my blog - lloydmsipa.com - and it was also published in Bulawayo24, an online newspaper. This article was in response to Dumisani …

Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Msipa

Shut Journalists to Shut Development!

The recent arrest and detention of the Sunday Mail Editor, Mabasa Sasa and his two journalists, over a story in which Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) top cop was implicated in the poaching of elephants in Hwange, is a sad development which …

Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 13:29hrs | | by Suitable Kajau

Journalists are not above the law

Journalism is one of the noblest professions in the world in my view and I am proud to be one. My heart bleeds however at an emerging crop of journalists who no longer value the ethics of the profession and go around willy-nilly breaking t…

Published: 27 Jun 2014 at 07:16hrs | 10 | by Nicole Hondo

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