VMCZ launches prestigious annual awards

The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe VMCZ has lunched prestigious professional Journalism awards which is aimed at motivating ethical reporting .

The two awards namely “The Story of The Year” and “Most Professional Media House” will be held every November starting this year. 

VMCZ board member Chris Chinaka at the event held in Harare last week to  announce the development said they want to improve the deteriorating reportage the country is experiencing hence the  introduction of the award. 

“There is a very serious violation of ethics now, and there is no questions about that .I think we all need serious introspection as journalists. To have a frank discussion about the state of our profession and this part of this discussion which must lead to recognizing where we have done well,”said Chinaka. 

Chinaka acknowledged that profession of journalism had  been eroded by both political and businesses interests and challenged the public to advocate for media freedom. 

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“Journalists serve the public and it is the responsibility of the public to cry out loud and demand that politicians and business people must not interfere with the profession of journalism. Journalists should be independent and should not be told what to or what not to report on by anyone,”he said. 

VMCZ said  winners of the prestigious award will pocket no less than $1000 in cash. 

A team of seasoned journalists according to VMCZ will be selected to adjudicate over stories which would have been produced from January to October submitted by either individual journalists or their editors for the completion.- ZIMEYE