Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe
MMPZ monitors coverage of important national events and issues in the mainstream media in Zimbabwe. Its mission is to monitor the Zimbabwean media to determine how far they adhere to international and constitutionally guaranteed standards of ethics.
Primary web addresses
http://www.icon.co.zw/mmpz
Email
monitors@icon.co.zw
Main Address
221 Fife Avenue
Zimbabwe
00000 Harare
Zimbabwe
00000 Harare
Country
Zimbabwe
Main Telephone
263 4 734207
Joined OneWorld
16.11.2000
Features
30.03.2005
The Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ) has condemned in the strongest terms the deliberate jamming of SW Radio Africa's broadcasts, saying its an assault on freedom of expression.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Southern Africa] [Africa] [Information & media]
Image: The Press in Zim © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
01.03.2005
In attempts to appear balanced in their coverage of all political parties ahead of the March elections, as stipulated by the SADC guidelines on elections, state-owned Zimbabwe TV and Radio Zimbabwe have given the opposition Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) and ZANU very rare opportunities to talk on their preparations for the forthcoming poll. However, Zimbabwe's Broadcasting Holdings' pretence was fully exposed by the tone of their story, which was biased against the MDC.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Southern Africa] [Africa] [Media] [Politics]
08.07.2004
While the Zimbabwean government media spiritedly reports about the alleged international community’s transgressions against Zimbabwe it is ironically quiet about government’s own human rights violations against the citizenry, the Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe (MMPZ) reports in its weekly media updates.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Human rights] [Governance]
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