SECTOR 3

A National Media Policy is currently being revised. Its definition of community
broadcasting, however, is at odds with that of the Zambia Community Media
Forum. The policy framework makes very general statements about community
media and it is not in tandem with rapid developments in broadcasting and
telecommunications worldwide. The Policy is generally not well thought out and
not well articulated in terms of community broadcasting.

Scores:
Individual scores:
1

Country does not meet indicator

2

Country meets only a few aspects of indicator

3

Country meets some aspects of indicator

4

Country meets most aspects of indicator.

5

Country meets all aspects of the indicator

Average score:
Average score for sector 3:

*

2.3 (2005 = 4.0; 2007 = 3.6; 2009 = 2.9)
2.0 (2005 = n/a; 2007 = n/a; 2009 = 1.9)*

The indicators were reviewed, changed and shifted in 2009. Therefore the scores of some indicators and
sector scores are not comparable to scores of previous AMBs.

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