SECTOR 1 1.11 Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively advance the cause of media freedom. Analysis: Groups of media practitioners and activists have generally been making efforts to advance the cause of media freedom, among them the Media Institute of Southern Africa – Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA), the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ), the Zimbabwe Independent Editors Forum (ZINEF), the Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ), the Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (ZiNEF), the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (ZACRAS), the Community Newspapers Association of Zimbabwe (CANAZ) and the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ). MISA, ZUJ and the MMPZ have formed the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) with associate members from some of the organisations listed above and they are working as a united front in the struggle for media freedom and freedom of expression. All these organisations have outreach programmes and organisations such as MISA and MMPZ have decentralised with advocacy committees all over the country. MAZ is working on media law reform and has been active in developing alternative pieces of legislation in consultation with stakeholders. These model bills were drafted and submitted to the relevant Minister and to Parliament through Parliamentary Portfolio Committees. Radio Dialogue and other community radio initiatives are using legitimate means of giving people a real taste of media diversity and thus getting them involved: They bring members of the community together, record their discussions and AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZIMBABWE 2010 25