Zimbabwe : a survey / by the African Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, Open Society Initiative Southern Africa, and Open Society Institute Media Programme.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

AfriMAP.

Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa.

Open Society Institute. Media Programme.

Series:

Public broadcasting in Africa series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.

Public broadcasting--Government policy--Zimbabwe.

Public broadcasting.

Broadcasting policy--Zimbabwe.

Broadcasting policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

On air, Zimbabwe

Place of Publication:

Rosebank : Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report is the result of research that started in 2008 with the aim of collecting, collating and writing up information about regulation, ownership, access, performance as well as prospects for public broadcasting reform in Africa. The Zimbabwe report is part of an 11-country survey of African broadcast media, evaluating compliance with the agreements, conventions, charters and declarations regarding media that have been developed at regional and continental levels in Africa.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Acronyms

Foreword

Introduction

1 - Country Facts

1. Historical background

2. Government

3. Economic and social development

4. Rule of law

5. Media landscape

6. Brief history of broadcasting in Zimbabwe

2 - Media Legislation and Regulation

1. International, continental and regional standards

2. The Constitution of Zimbabwe

3. General media laws and regulations

4. Other laws with an impact on media and freedom of expression

5. The media and the inclusive government

6. Conclusions and recommendations

3 - The Broadcasting Landscape

1. The state broadcaster

2. Commercial/private broadcasters

3. Community broadcasting

4. Technical standards and accessibility of services

5. Conclusions and recommendations

4 - Digitalisation and its Impact

1. Preparedness for switch-over to digitalisation

2. Convergence

3. Conclusions and recommendations

5 - Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation

1. The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ)

2. Licence conditions

6 - The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

1. Legislation

2. Services of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

3. Organisational structures of the ZBC

4. Conclusions and recommendations

7 - Funding of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

1. The ZBC commercialisation process

2. Current sources of funding

3. Spending

8 - Programming

1. Background

2. Current programming of the ZBC

3. Feedback and complaints procedures

9 - Broadcasting Reform Efforts

2. Current reform efforts

3. Conclusion and recommendations

10 - Recommendations

1. Constitution

2. Media laws in general.

3. Access to information

4. Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe

5. Broadcasting landscape

6. Digitalisation

7. Broadcasting legislation

8. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC): Legislation

9. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC): Funding

10. The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC): Programming

11. Campaigns for broadcasting reforms

Back Cover.

Notes:

"An Open Society Institute Network publication" -- Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613905796

9781283593342

1283593343

9781920489687

1920489681

9781920489663

1920489665

OCLC:

813843999