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This article participates on the following special index pages:
2008 harmonised elections - Index of articles
Government-controlled
media coverage of election campaigns for February 2008
Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe (MMPZ)
Extracted from the MMPZ presentation to the Diplomatic Community
March 12, 2008
National
Public Broadcaster - ZBC
Television
ZTV
afforded a total of 202 minutes to ZANU PF electoral preparations
in its main news bulletins (7am, 6pm and 8pm) during the month of
February. It allocated nine minutes to the MDC and 26 minutes to
Makoni and four minutes to other political parties.
In terms of the number
of stories, the national public broadcaster devoted 93 reports to
the ruling party, 86 of which were positive and seven were neutral.
None was critical.
There were four reports
on the MDC's activities (both factions); (one positive, one
negative and two neutral)
It devoted 15 stories to Simba Makoni, five of which were fair and
the rest negative.
The station aired three
stories on other, smaller parties (two of which were favorable because
they involved a pro-ZANU PF party [the Zimbabwe Development Party].
Radio
Spot
FM
This station devoted 50 reports to ZANU PF (all favourable) in its
main news bulletins (7am, 1pm, 6pm and 8pm). There were only two
reports on the MDC's activities; one favourable and one neutral.
Radio
Zimbabwe
This station covered the ruling party's activities in its
daily news bulletins (as above) with 68 stories, 67 clearly supportive
of ZANU PF, while one was neutral. There were three reports on the
MDC, two were negative and one was neutral.
Newspapers
The
Herald
1 February - 29 February 2008
ZANU
PF
54 stories:...39 news stories, 13 editorials, two interviews.
All positive
MDC (both factions)
24 stories:...19 news stories, five editorials.
12 neutral stories
and 12 negative stories and editorials
Simba Makoni
19 stories:...Nine news stories, 10 editorials.
All negative
Other parties
Three stories: 3 news
The
Sunday Mail - February 2008
ZANU
PF
10 stories: Five editorials, five news stories.
All positive
MDC
(both factions)
Three stories: One negative story, one neutral story, and one negative
editorial.
Makoni
Five stories: Three news stories, two editorials.
All negative
Other
parties
One story:...One negative news story
* None of the interviews The Herald and Sunday Mail recorded
were on opposition or independent candidates.
The
Chronicle - February 2008
ZANU
PF
The paper published 43 stories:...39 positive reports; four were
neutral.
The MDC
(both factions)
received coverage in 12 reports, 11 negative/critical and one neutral.
Simba
Makoni
received coverage in 10 stories, all of which were negative.
There was just one neutral
story on other smaller parties.
* The paper
did not record any opposition interview.
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