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- This study of the news content of the Zambia Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) proceeds from the assumption that 'a national broadcasting system reflects the milieu in which it operates, thus taking on the colour of the social, political, economic and cultural climate' of its locale. Thus, hypothesizing that in Zambia, the broadcasting system would fulfil the objectives set by the ruling party and the government, namely, building a humanist nation, liberation of Africa, promotion of world peace and justice, and adherence to the policy of non-alignment, the study confirms that, indeed, the ZBC fulfils these objectives in its world news coverage. However, it identifies such structural constraints as news sourcing, lack of funds and transport, and lack of professional skills among ZBC newsroom staff as the major factors inhibiting quality performance.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review
- Description:
- This paper focuses on work attitudes and life goals of youth in Zambia. More specifically the discussion deals with whether the youth have their own goals or accept societal ones, what they consider to be important means to success, and whether these are in line with societal prescriptions and norms, and their feelings about work and their general occupational preferences. The main concern was to ascertain whether there is inconsistency between culture and the social structure, ie between the cultural goals of material success and culturally approved means to achieve those goals.
- Date Issued:
- 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa
- Description:
- It is a quarter of a century now since Zambia's vernacular provincial press was established by the government. In this pilot study, the researchers have looked at one of the newspapers and concluded that it is ineffective content-wide and circulation-wise. The authors recommend that the Zambian government should take a fresh look at the newspaper, and perhaps at the other five as well, to ensure that what is published is really about and for rural people and that copies of every issue are made available to them.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review
- Description:
- The central argument of this paper is that health care delivery systems, like any other social institution, are shaped by various forces relating to their respective societal context. Essentially, therefore, imbalances can be explained through historical, cultural, social, economic and political forces. In this paper only historical circumstances, prevailing ideology, power and income distribution are considered. These forces vary from country to country in terms of their nature and impact on the health care system. The discussion assumes that rural-urban disparities in the modern health care services in Zambia occur as a logical outcome of a historical process in relation to die forces referred to. A consideration of the introduction of allopathic medicine in Zambia by missionaries, and the impact of the mining industry and the government on the distribution of health care services, is, therefore, of critical importance.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Journal of Social Development in Africa