Information and Media Permanent Secretary Kennedy Kalunga has appealed to media houses to be professional and uphold media ethics in their operations.
Mr. Kalunga says the government has freed the media to set its own reportorial and editorial agenda and should therefore be responsible in their reporting.
ZANIS reports that Mr Kalunga was speaking in Luanshya today, when he visited Roan FM, a new radio station currently undergoing test transmission.
“ During our eight months in office, the new dawn government has freed the media , it was unheard of for public media houses to cover dissenting opinion political voices without intimidation” He said.
Mr Kalunga said the government has further restored the safety of journalists and had further actively supported and facilitated media efforts to come up with self-regulatory mechanisms aimed at strengthening the media progression.
He urged the new radio stations to uphold and follow laid down guidelines of the test transmission and also help in sensitization in key issues such as health and disaster emergencies.
And speaking earlier, Roan FM Director Nonde Mwamba appealed to the PS to help mushrooming stations with a credit line which would help in accessing equipment that can be paid for over a period of time.
“ The credit line would help us to acquire up to date equipment, our current transmitter is on point but we need modern equipment that can allow us to reach far flung areas, and it is such credit facilities that we are appealing to your office to facilitate“ Mr Mwamba appealed.
He said the radio station was only broadcasting to Luanshya and part of Ndola due limitations on the transmitter.
Mr Mwamba said the once fully operational, the
Radio station would be able to create jobs.
New doom government thinks its doing a favour to radio stations by issuing them licences.
It is your responsibility as a government to issue licences. New doom wants to be covered handsomely.
Ethics should start with you.
Henry – Its better than under LAZY Lungu who sent PF thugs to harass radio guests and even take away TV and Radio licences from those who didnt dance to his tune.
I feel for the PF cadre everytime they post because whatever this govt is doing it can not be worse than LAZY Lungu so far…the govt of HH7 only have themselves to blame!!
Henry is at it again kikikiki
First he has first hand knowledge of something that happened in another country
Now it a new DOOM kikiki
Doesnt this tell us something
Lacking in ethics ?
Henry they think we are kids haha. They are so pathetic these upnd hyenas. They have no achievements to point at so they sing their own praises.
“Mr. Kalunga says the government has freed the media to set its own reportorial and editorial agenda and should therefore be responsible in their reporting.” These media houses have just become UPND vuvuzelas. One just needs to listen to one radio programme. They are worse thanduring the PF times. What killed the PF vote was the cadrerism and the perception of pilfering. UNPD are dead scared about the thought of PF coming back. But they are actally ressurrecting the PF by behaving the way they are.