By Own Correspondent
The Content Creators Network ZW launch is expected to be launched online today, the 5th of November 2020 as a platform to defend content creators, promote free expression and grow the digital media industry.
This development follows the Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdown which restricted movements of people thereby promoting internet dependence.
The Content Creators Network ZW is made of some of the country’s trailblazing digital platforms including Magamba Network, Bustop TV, Centre for Innovation & Technology (CITE), Kubatana, ZimFact, TellZim and the newly formed News Hawks.
This initiative is a networking platform for Zimbabwean content creators to strengthen the industry and to share content that promotes independent media, social justice and freedom of expression.
Content Creators Network ZW Convenor, Samm Farai Monro AKA Comrade Fatso had this to say;
“Now more than ever we need our content creators, community media groups and alternative media outlets to be united, to support each other and defend free expression. Our network is diverse and includes investigative journalists, political satirists, community media voices, fact checkers and digital media organisations. Our diversity is our strength”.
CITE founder Zenzele Ndebele who is also the network’s spokesperson said;
“In a democracy it is very important to tolerate diverse opinions and that is what Content Creators Network ZW is striving to promote,”
The new network also includes one of the country’s most dynamic content creation organisations, CITE.
The Content Creators Network ZW is a loose network of media organisations who use media for positive social change and will include affiliated content creators, alternative media organizations and grassroots community media initiatives. The network aims to promote high quality content and promote public interest journalism.
It also aims to make Zimbabwe’s online news media a more reliable and credible source of information and an effective watchdog. The organisers of the network will soon be hosting events, trainings, discussions and running digital campaigns for free expression.
Credit: TheVoice
