Zimbabwe: Minister prohibits national broadcaster from airing CNN news bulletin
Zimbabwe's Minister of State for Information and Publicity
Jonathan Moyo has banned a CNN news bulletin from being aired by the national broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). The twenty-minute programme was aired daily.
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ALERT - ZIMBABWE
9 January 2002
Minister prohibits national broadcaster from airing CNN news bulletin
SOURCE: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Windhoek
(MISA/IFEX) - Zimbabwe's Minister of State for Information and Publicity
Jonathan Moyo has banned a CNN news bulletin from being aired by the
national broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). The
twenty-minute programme was aired daily.
In response to a question from the opposition member of parliament in
parliament on Wednesday 20 December 2001, Moyo said that CNN was dropped in
line with government policy. Moyo said that the ban is also in line with the
restructuring of the ZBC.
For further information, contact Zoe Titus or Kaitira Kandjii, Regional
Information Coordinator, MISA, Street Address: 21 Johann Albrecht Street,
Mailing Address; Private Bag 13386 Windhoek, Namibia, tel: +264 61 232975,
fax: +264 61 248016, e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected],
Internet: http://www.misa.org/
The information contained in this alert is the sole responsibility of MISA.
In citing this material for broadcast or publication, please credit MISA.
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