Amid national and regional challenges, journalists and writers in Zimbabwe have a choice: engage in constructive or destructive journalism. Center for Media and Peace Initiatives —CMPI, a New York-based nonprofit media and public policy think-tank recommends solutions journalism. Under the aegis of its Media Educational Development Initiatives for Africa (M-E-D-IA), the Center’s training is designed to support freedom and independent media in Zimbabwe. Instead of looking backward at all the problems that have plagued the media in the internet age, CMPI’s MEDIA project highlights initiatives, projects, and individuals that are actively countering the gloom and doom of African journalism — and succeeding. This solution oriented approach to journalism practice will be the focus of a daylong conference for journalists, media professionals, scholars, and policy makers.
