SECTOR 2 The media landscape, including new media, is characterised by diversity, independence and sustainability. 2.1 A wide range of sources of information (print, broadcasting, internet, mobile phones) is accessible and affordable to citizens. A wide range of information sources exist in Zambia’s media landscape, with various print, broadcasting, internet and mobile phone platforms. Zambia also has one government-owned national news agency, the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS). Print Print publications are highly accessible, although their reach is limited. “Most publications do not reach all the other provinces as distribution is focused on major urban centres and it is expensive for small papers to distribute to other parts of the country.” The price of a newspaper, at K3 (US$0.0006), is cheaper than the cost of a loaf of bread, and while this price has remained constant for approximately seven years, it is still considered restrictive in some places. Notable newspaper publications include The Times of Zambia and the Daily Mail (with a combined print run of approximately 20 000), both of which are government-owned, as well as the privately owned The Post, which is the biggest paper in Zambia with a print run of over 50 000. All of these newspapers have a wide distribution across the country. The Daily Nation, which was launched in 2011, is another daily newspaper. The total print run of the four daily newspapers stands at about 100 000. Around election time, several other newspapers crop up and experience high sales, “but then they can’t sustain themselves beyond this period”. The Kavindula Newspaper is a community paper with a print run of 4 000 and content is written by members of the community and sourced from social networks, tweets and profile statuses. The table below provides a summary of the various newspapers that exist in Zambia and their circulation. Note that the information below is based on Afrimap data from 20109. 9 28 OSI (2010) Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Zambia. In the absence of an Audit Bureau of Circulation, the circulation figures could not be verified. Accessed on 29 September 2013 from http://www.afrimap.org/english/ images/report/Zambia%20Broadcasting%20Survey%20Web.pdf AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2013