Directors,” Mgoi said. Critics say relations between the police force and the media are very crucial to development since they are interdependent and, the fact that, they all serve the same public. 2012 recorded tainting relations between members of the police force and those of the media. Even though there have been incidences of press freedom violations in the country, these incidences had never reached the extent of journalists being killed, as that incident in Iringa region of the killing the of journalist, Daudi Mwangosi. The case is still in court. However, the situation has improved for the better as journalists and the police are still working closely. This was evident during the killing incident involving radio Kwizera journalist Issa Ngumba from Kakonko in Kigoma region, as police officers accompanied/escorted the MISA-TAN team and other journalists to the scene of the incident. Owners of the media houses are also part of the press freedom violation. It is not a strange thing for the owner to call the newsroom and order the editor to scrap a story or change the headline. A story that might compromise the owner’s political aspiration or business con- tract will hardly find a way in the newspaper or have air time, no matter how good it might be. Cases of journalists pursuing political careers are also mentioned as a big threat to press freedom. It is not strange that several journalists have been elected to political administration posts, while others are still vying to be elected for National Executive Committee posts of major political parties, and critics argue that their appointments are a ‘thank you’ from party leaders, as their appointments are largely dependent on what they have been doing, either during campaigns or at personal level. Right to assembly and expression of opinions and views according to the law is a guarantee to every citizen. Banning of newspapers, taking editors and publishers to court under insult and defamation laws, attacking and killing of journalists is curtailing media freedoms and, thus, denying people of their right to know, which is a fundamental human right. Media is the fourth estate of any government. Governments that have prospered socially and economically learnt the good side of the media many years ago and have made good use of it. We urge the government to see that in another light and make a positive move towards re 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\"