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Is this News for TV or Radio?

I have been a good audience of the Mobi TV in Zambia for tha past two weeks.But as it stands, i may as well need to find a new station. I would like to raise my concerns and hope the Station managers of this particular media house will be able to adress them;
1. The newscasters are always reading scripts for more than two minutes. You would think the particlar news item is made for radio. My training as a journalist commands that any news made for TV must have pictures as the speaking agent and less of talking by the reader. This station has continued to break this rule and brings us news meant for the radio.
2. There are no video material accompanying most news items. The newscatser just reads through the whole item ad leaves the audience hanging while waiting for the vedio to show which never comes. Mr. editor, do your journalists really go to the field or do they just get press statements?
3. An observation i made also is that the newscaster will tell us " we will be joined by so and so for a comprehensive report or survey." the reporter then just shows us an interview of one person then ends his/her item. How do you call this a report or do we need a new defination of a report/survey?

I would like the station manager to convince me to stay watching this particular station and not move to any other. I would kindly request that you work hard to give value to your investment otherwise the National broadcasting station will still be ahead in competition.
Ends.

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