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Author: Professor Fackson Banda
There was a proliferation of newspaper, radio and television outlets in Zambia from 2000 to 2005. However, although a number of laws were passed to free broadcasting from state control, most of these have not been fully implemented. The radio sector has grown since 2000, thanks mainly to significant investment from individuals, donors and the Catholic church. Television has received little investment because the state has more control over this sector than other forms of media. The past five years have seen a growth in better-coordinated media development initiatives. More resources are being dedicated to media support organisations, particularly those that link communication to specific themes, such as HIV/AIDS. The content of the media has itself become diversified, but there is still a preponderance of urban-based, elite voices clamouring for attention, particularly in urban-based radio and television outlets. State interference in editorial content also remains a problem. According to interviewees, donor support needs to promote the recipient’s independence and innovativeness and to have less conditionality. Media development activities also need to be sustainable if they are to have a lasting impact. Case study: media activism in Zambia - the case of the value-added tax (VAT) that never was On the 3rd February 2006, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning announced a proposal to introduce value-added tax (VAT) on the cover price of newspapers. This was received with widespread criticism by newspaper editors and other media workers, who complained that this measure would incur job losses and would push prices beyond the reach of a large section of the already over-taxed Zambian population. Working together, practitioners from across the media spectrum mounted a successful campaign to compel the Minister to rescind his decision, which he did. The research team Contact for this report Professor Fackson Banda Contact for the African Media Research project About PDF documents Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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