 Place where the violation occurred e.g Chiendambuya Village in Headlands  What really happened e.g. Chigotwe family displaced from their family home for supporting a political party of their choice  Reasons why it happened e.g Chief X thought the Chigotwe family was mobilizing against his political party of choice  How it happened e.g The Chief’s supporters pounced the homestead of Chigotwe families with machetes and knobkerries driving the family out of the village on Tuesday 15, Feb 2016 4. UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING RISK Role and Responsibility of HRMs (Citizen Journalists) a) Respect for truth and for the right of the public to truth is the first duty of the citizen journalist. This will save the HRM from attacks and simultaneously save HZT from sending out wrong information b) Check and recheck-check and recheck the facts to avoid recording nonexistent stories or incidents of political violence. c) The HRM shall not suppress essential information or falsify information. This will help HZT to assess the political temperatures and remain an authoritative source of information on violations d) The HRM shall do the utmost to rectify any published information which is found to be harmfully inaccurate, through alerting the office of such developments so that a retraction can be made in time e) The citizen journalist shall observe professional secrecy regarding the source of information obtained in confidence. This will ensure that the sources of information will keep on giving you more information 13

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