By Gasirigwa GS The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Tanzania Chapter in association with the Centre for ICT Policy promotion in Africa (CIPESA) will tomorrow train a selected number of bloggers and editors on Right to Information with special focus on this year’s general election. Editors and bloggers will be taught on the safest ways to access information and report responsibly during campaigns and the entire election period. Attention will be directed to the Cyber crime and the Statistics Acts which are already in effect and have dire consequences on media practice. Participants will also be introduced to ‘The Broadcasting Services (Content) (The Political Party Elections Broadcasts) Code 2015’ which was gazetted on June 26, 2015. Bloggers, SMS pollsters, and broadcasters in general will seriously be affected by this Code. The Code was developed by the Tanzania Communica...
Pamlomo-Sauti Ya Jamii (SYJ) is essentially a digital news platform that shares different types of news updates — social, political, economic, sports, entertainment, and community stories. From the context you’ve given, it is based in Iringa, Tanzania, and functions mainly as an online outlet (likely through social media such as Facebook, YouTube, or other channels) where audiences can get real-time updates.