Launch of News Diggers, OSISA Investigative and Fact-checking course

22nd March 2019

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L-r:News Diggers! Board Chairperson Dr Sangwani Ng'ambi, UN representative Mark Maseko, Director of press and media development at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Modern Mayembe and US embassy public affairs officers Sean Macintoshi and British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cocheane - Dyet during the OSISA/News Diggers! media training workshop at Palmwood Lodge in Lusaka on February 19, 2019 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala

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L-r:News Diggers! Board Chairperson Dr Sangwani Ng'ambi, UN representative Mark Maseko, Director of press and media development at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Modern Mayembe and US embassy public affairs officers Sean Macintoshi and British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cocheane - Dyet during the OSISA/News Diggers! media training workshop at Palmwood Lodge in Lusaka on February 19, 2019 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala

News Diggers! is not a Yes Bwana (Yes Sir) newspaper, says British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet.

And Information Minister Dora Siliya has announced that government is reaching out to stakeholders to formulate a Bill which will establish the Media Association of Zambia, through which media practitioners shall regulate themselves.

Meanwhile, News Diggers! Board Chairman Dr Sangwani Ng’ambi has appealed to the Information Minister to honour her commitment of tabling the Access to Information Bill during this current sitting of Parliament.

The trio was speaking during the official launch of the News Diggers! one-week media training programme on Investigative Journalism and Fact Checking, Tuesday.

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