SECTOR 2 It was concluded that there is an imbalance when it comes to women, the youth, certain tribes, albinos and religious groups; “as a whole, minorities are ignored.” 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: 2.8 (2013:2.8; 2011:2.9; 2009:1.9; 2007:n/a; 2005:n/a) 2.9 Media cover the full spectrum of economic, cultural, political, social, national and local perspectives and conduct investigative stories. It is perceived that the Zambian media covers the full spectrum of economic, and to a certain degree, cultural perspectives. Though the media covers a lot of political issues, which are “top on their agenda,” they do not necessarily cover it well. There is generally little political analysis and often articles usually only, “cite politicians.” The Zambia Daily Mail, The Mast and the Daily Nation have sections on provinces. Investigative stories are rare which is often linked to the lack of resources; some panellists question the validity of such claims. Investigative journalism “is a new phenomenon to our society,” and it, “takes a certain skill set” to be able to follow an investigative story, which many journalists are currently lacking. It was therefore argued that “it is really an issue of training not of resources.” Specialised training, e.g. intensive short courses, on investigative journalism are offered by some training institutions. Not long ago, the University of Zambia had a specific course on investigative journalism, during which students had to 38 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2017