Politicians Warned Not To Take Advantage Of The Impending Media Regulation To Infringe On Media Freedom

By Michael Kaluba

The media institute of southern Africa-MISA- Zambia has warned politicians and other stakeholders not to take advantage of the impending media regulation to infringe on media freedom in the country.

Misa Zambia board chairperson Hellen Mwale says media bodies and practitioners will not allow anyone to abuse the provisions of the self-regulation framework backed by a statute.
She says the media in Zambia remains resolute to put together a self-regulatory framework backed by a statute especially that the ministry of information and broadcasting services gave the technical committee a go-ahead last week after a meeting with stakeholders.

Ms Mwale has assured media practitioners that MISA will not allow government regulated media laws but will work with other stakeholders in the technical committee to deliver a self-regulated media in the country backed by statute.
Information and broadcasting services minister Dora Siliya last week hinted that government would formulate a self-statutory regulatory framework for journalists alleging that the media had failed to do so thereby hampering the enactment of the access to information (ATI) bill.

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