tion plans and developments; • Ensure citizen participation in the transparent and democratic appointment process for the ZBC board, while securing and guaranteeing its independence and accountability in carrying out its public service mandate; • Reconstitute the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust to cushion Zimpapers from political interference; and • Urgently formulate a clear policy and regulatory framework for community broadcasting. In addition, publisher and media professional bodies will need to: 90 • Address issues of knowledge, skills and ethics in the media industry by media practitioners, managers and owners to foster media accountability to the public; and • Agree on a framework addressing the working conditions of journalists and other media workers. So This is Democracy? 2014