The Media Liaison Committee (MLC ) has announced May 3 this year as the date for the launch of the self-regulatory Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC).
Committee Chairperson Henry Kabwe disclosed that ZAMEC was a product of best practices adopted from three countries and other commonwealth jurisdictions which were visited last year by the MLC.
The information from the countries visited by MLC has helped the committee to develop a viable self regulatory mechanism.
Mr. Kabwe was speaking at a Media Liaison Committee press briefing in Lusaka today at which he also announced the composition of the ZAMEC .
He said ZAMEC would comprise an eleven member governing council which would provide guidance to the executive in the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Mr. Kabwe said that it would be a member driven organization based on the collective will of all members as guided by the constitution and code of conduct.
He said the council shall have a balance of six media representatives and five members of the public to achieve the desired public confidence in the self regulatory mechanism.
Mr Kabwe has since appealed to all media institutions to publicize the process of media self regulation as widely as possible in order to create the desired awareness it needed.
He said the committee will this week send executive briefings to all media owners and editors to ensure they are on board at every stage.
ZANIS
is this some kind of a joke? best practices from 3 countries? what countries are those and what criteria was used to pick on these countries? This whole thing will be the biggest joke ever
shikapwasha in the pic looks like a drum of chibuku =))=))
Good start. Hopefully it wont be politicised.
is that shikapwasha? no wonder these chaps just fall and die from a heart attack
numba 4 hahaha.. iwe nayiwe kaliyaka. bale bombasa all over the body