"A big number of Journalist in Tanzania suffer financially"

OPINION.

Zanzibar, the repot said was clearly pronounced in favour of the ruling CCM.
"This had potentially more adverse effects due to that there are ni impartial independenct media outlets in the Isles," noted the repot.

while the state-owned media were in favour of the ruling CCM, the private-owned media perfomances, were highly influenced by the nature of ownreship.
Media outlets, with the exception of few publics, were titled towards.

"I lost hope. I didn't know which way to take; I was damn broke left by all my friends. I was in total dilemma to say the list."That is hoe Joyce started her story.

She said after a year or so she received a call from one editor asking her to caome as there were vacant jobs in her media house.

"I was very relieved to get taht news. I arrieved two hours before the appointed time but was in high spiritis just waiting.
To make the story short I had to be her mistress for two consecutive days before acquiring a job asa an entertainment reporter,"she said adding that she worked as a field reporter for just four months and quitted due to reasons best known to herself.

Today, the trend in our the news room is rampant especially for young female journalist who are doing internship after completing their basic journalism courses.

There are those both female and male journalist who will write their sroties, file them to editors but they won't see one appear in the following day's paper or aired.

Apart from that there is a tendency of desoising some journalist depending on their tribes, education klevel and college background. Speaking of favouritism, some editors will help, train and send their beloved to nice follow up stories leaving you in tight spot, not knowing where to turn to.

I speak of experience, mind you. When others are shown the way like giving them source's telephone numbers, permission of vehicles, invitation letters or even be directed to events and places for news nosing, you as a misfit have to be sharp enough to follow the suite.
When it comes to payments, the story is even worse more especially for journalist that have not signed any contract neither got e,ployment. They consequently depend on brown envelope a.k.a MKUKUTA which are given to the journors once the press confrence or seminar is over. They range from 10,000/= to 50,000/= depending on the source's mammon.

In mainstream newsroom foe example, the pay for a story varies according to the prominace, relevance and magnitude of it. A short aricle or say a brief is between 1,500/=, 2,000/= and 5,000/= while the front page news aricle is paid 15,000/= and 30,000/= for the guest columnists.

The smaller the number of repoters the better chance for one's sroty to be considered for publication. Lucky are you who are few in your newsroom beacuse you are hundred per cent sure that your well writtem article will be considered by the esteemed editors and subs.

But frankly speaking, a big number of journalist in Tanzania in our day suffer financilly, thy lead a vety miserable lives particulary Kanjajanjas, the unprofessional ones.

Imagine a mere repoter working in a leading investigative media where she deals with scandalous stories and corrupt blunders regarding some big shots in the city. The young journalist is unemployed and to make matters even worse she has not even signed a contract let alone having a press card.

Suppose someone has sworn to find the reporter who has revealed his malicious act of corrupt delaing or power abuse and end the reporte's life; here Charity is without any safety to her side as her life is not enxured neither her properties
She is proceeding with attending news conferences and following stories, very is to trace her and finish her shadow.

Another challenge facing journalists are transport to and from newsroom, places looking for news like courts, police markt and when heading home.
The long queues, traffic jams, accidents and lack of fare lessen the jopurnos efficiency in their daily activities.

LAck of exposure and that of professional qualification amongst journalists also causes them to make mistakes hence becaome a laughing stock and asa a reslt shaming the profession. At times, due to un awareness the reporters and editors fallprey in defamation cases owing to ethics infringement.

Most of the times journalsts face embarrassment, hmiliation and resentment from sources.

The fosty working conditions we are in not withstanding, we will continue hapily doing our job by educating, entertaining and warning the public with the intent to see righteousness is done to all human kind.

"WE ARE THE VOICE OF VOICELES WHOM JUSTICE IS ENSURED THROUGH OUR REPORTING"