Friday 26 September 2008

Zambia: Government calls on broadcasters to end live phone-in programmes

IFEX :: Government calls on broadcasters to end live phone-in programmes
"(MISA/IFEX) - The Zambia government, through the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has written a letter to all broadcasters, both commercial and community, calling upon them to desist from live phone-in broadcast programmes that involve members of the public.

In a letter dated 12 September 2008 the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Emmanuel N Nyirenda, wrote, "It has been observed that some radio stations have political programmes which provide unbalanced and, in some cases, unfair coverage to political parties during election campaigns."  "

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