STATE OF THE MEDIA IN ZAMBIA Table of Contents Abbreviations and acronyms ........................................................................................................... 4 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 Methodology ............................................................................................................................. 5 3.0 Executive Summary of media events during the second Quarter ............................................. 6 4.0 Findings - Overview.................................................................................................................. 7 4.1Policy and statutory framework ............................................................................................. 8 Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) .......................................................................... 13 Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) ........................................................... 14 4.2 Economic and technological environment .......................................................................... 16 4.2.1 Increased usage of social media for wide reach ........................................................... 16 4.2.2. Increasing usage of drone cameras ............................................................................. 17 4.3 Legal and political environment ......................................................................................... 17 4.3.1 Legal............................................................................................................................. 17 4.3.2 Harassment, threats and assaults .................................................................................. 19 4.3.2.1 Assaults and attacks .................................................................................................. 19 4.3.2.2. Harassment ............................................................................................................... 22 4.3.2.3 Threats ....................................................................................................................... 23 4.3.2.4 Stopped from going on air ........................................................................................ 25 4.3.2.5 Media under heavy censorship .................................................................................. 25 4.4 Towards enactment of Access to Information Bill ............................................................. 28 4.5 Media ethics ........................................................................................................................ 29 4.6 Review of Burning issues ....................................................................................................... 29 4.6.1 Announced Journalists dress code ................................................................................... 29 4.6.2. MISA Engagement Meetings towards improved media Freedom .................................. 30 5.0 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 31 6.0 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 32 3