Media turn-around as Jonathan Moyo praises Daily News
By Takudzwa Mashumba
It was drama as Zimbabwe`s Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Professor Jonathan Moyo recently toured the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe the sole publishers of the Zimbabwe Daily News and the Daily News on Sunday where he praised the media house, a stance which many have said is a good media turn-around the nation has been waiting for.
Professor Moyo commended the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe for setting up a modern media house with highly qualified and excellent staff.
Professor Moyo said the challenges faced with media houses in the country whether private or public are same and these include importation of newsprint, printing material and equipment and a business approach was needed for those challenges to be solved.
“Government will assist media houses both including private ones, to overcome challenges they are encountering in their operations,” said Minister Moyo.
“I am really proud of your manpower; it shows seriousness on the part of the media house, This shows whatever comes from these young men and women is coming from informed people who eager to hit the ground running,” stressed Moyo.
“You have set up a modern media house with young and energetic people who have qualifications from all training institutions. These men and women can compete against any media house in the whole world,” added Professor Moyo.
Speaking on the same occasion the Deputy Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Supa Mandiwanzira encouraged stakeholders in the media industry to preserve national interest.
Moyo’s sentiments at Daily News printing company tour has shown a media turn-around between the private and public media tension that has been badly nurtured especially during the first tenure of Moyo as the Media Minister from a period 2000 to 2005 which has prevailed even up to date but this time engagement was to dilute all that.
The tour comes in a wake of similar tours the Ministry made to Zimpapers and all stakeholders engagement held in Harare and Bulawayo.
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