Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:29:23 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO THE media should endeavor to be professional and objective in their reporting so that people have a chance to know the truth about what was really happening around them, St Ignatius Parish priest Father Charles Chilinda has advised. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Fr Chilinda noted that some media houses had been biased in their reporting and that they had been denying people a chance to learn about what was really happening in their communities. He said that most media houses in Zambia were fond of giving the public one-sided information, only that the journalists preferred. Supporting remarks this week by Pope Francis that the world press thrived on reporting untruths, scandals and conflict, Fr Chilinda reminded the media fraternity that their main duty was to give the public objective and accurate information. He reiterated that the media played an important role of educating […]
