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STATE OF THE MEDIA IN ZAMBIA
STATE OF THE MEDIA IN ZAMBIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Acronyms .................................................................................................... 3
1.0 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.0 Executive Summary of Media Events During The Second Quarter .................................... 4
4.0 Findings – Overview ............................................................................................................ 5
4.1 Policy and Statutory Framework ......................................................................................... 5
4.1.1. Social Media Regulation ............................................................................................. 7
4.1.2. Access to Information (ATI) Bill ................................................................................. 8
4.1.3. Media Regulation ...................................................................................................... 10
4.2. Economical and Technological Environment ................................................................... 14
4.2.1 Digital Migration ......................................................................................................... 14
4.3. Legal and Political Environment ...................................................................................... 17
4.3.1 Media Licensing .......................................................................................................... 20
4.3.2. Censorship .................................................................................................................. 23
4.3.3 Harassment/Attacks ..................................................................................................... 24
4.3.4. Lawsuits ..................................................................................................................... 30
5.0. Freedom of expression – mainstream media/cyber space................................................. 32
6.0. Other developments .......................................................................................................... 34
7.0. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 34
8.0. Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 35
9.0 Appendix – 2019 MISA Alerts Trends .............................................................................. 36

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