Dar es Salaam, March 14 -- DAR ES SALAAM: AS the clock ticks towards 2025 General Election, the new report recommends that the media should pay more attention to critical issues during the campaigns and avoid shallow reporting.

The Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania report, prepared by the University of Dar es Salaam School of Journalism and Mass Communication (UDSM-SJMC) also suggests that the media have to improve the quality of reporting by moving upstream to cover the substance of policies outlined by political parties.

In politics, “policy” refers to a planned course of action or a set of principles adopted by a government, political party, or other organisation to address specific issues or achieve particular goals....