Transitional Barometer

Transitional Barometer Monthly Report: August 2010

THE official media continued to disregard provisions of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) requiring them to provide equitable coverage to the three political parties forming the inclusive government.
Of the 243 reports that these media carried on the activities of the coalition parties

Transitional Barometer Monthly Report: May 2011

DURING the month, the official (state) media devoted 60 percent (289 stories) of the 485 reports it carried on the activities of the coalition to the ZANU PF arm of government.

Transitional Barometer Monthly Report: January 2011

Public media ignore GPA
THE government-controlled public media continued to make nonsense of provisions in the Global Political Agreement requiring them to equitably cover the parties’ “legitimate political activities” by giving ZANU PF uninterrupted positive coverage at the expense of its coalition partners.

Transitional Barometer Monthly Report: December 2010

During the period under review the official media continued to assume a publicity role for ZANU PF in violation of Article 19(d) of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) compelling them to provide equitable coverage to all three parties forming the inclusive government.

Transitional Barometer Monthly Report: April 2010

THE government-controlled public media carried 261 stories on the activities of the inclusive government during April, down from last month’s 336.