SECTOR 4 Panellists noted that ZUJ is a strong union, but highlighted several instances of union busting taking place. There was an attempt by Muvi TV to join the union, “but when the drivers of unionism were promoted, the motion died”. Unionism in the media has weakened over the past few years. “When someone becomes versatile in issues of unionism, they are promoted into management” as a way of silencing them. Employees who report directly to the CEO are not permitted to be unionised. Other professional associations include MISA-Zambia, the Society of Senior Zambian Journalists (SSZJ); and ZAMEC, which deals with issues of pay, benefits, unfair dismissal and other labour-related issues. ZAMWA “is an association for female media practitioners”, which aims to “address challenges that women face in the media”. ZAMWA is currently under-resourced “to the extent that they couldn’t pay rent for their offices”, but still contributes to dialogue on media issues. “They were one of the few associations that made submissions on the media aspect of the constitutional review.” The Press Freedom Committee of The Post, which is a legally registered entity, “looks at general issues”. Another association is the Zambia Bloggers Network, which addresses “issues of freedom for online press, access to easy ICTs for members of the public, citizen journalism, training, and professionalism”. The MLC, a self-regulatory media body, boasts the membership of the Press Association of Zambia, the Press Freedom Committee of The Post, Catholic Media Services, MISA-Zambia, ZUBID, ZAMWA, ZUJ, UNIC, and Panos Southern Africa. 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: 64 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2013 3.3 (2011:2.8; 2009:3.8; 2007:4.5; 2005:4.5)