Marongwe made the call at a meeting held with journalists from various media houses in Harare today.
Church and civil society groups will roll out a peace building campaign around Zimbabwe starting tomorrow and want the media to complement their efforts by covering the event.
The campaign is among other things aimed at fostering peace and love among Zimbabweans ahead of coming harmonised elections.
“The media is an integral part of peace building and should be involved in the Church and Civil Society Forum peace campaign. In fact, the ideal situation is whereby journalists would attend the campaign activities and provide news coverage based on first hand experience,” said Marongwe.
Marongwe urged media to give prominence to stories about peace. “We know media are there to make profit, but peace stories can help sell newspapers if properly written,” Marongwe told the journalists.
Calls were also made for the media to desist from sensationalising the otherwise good intentions by NGOs to create a peaceful Zimbabwe.
Various stakeholders have stepped up calls for peace, following the proclamation of July 31 as the harmonised election date by President Robert Mugabe.
Elections in Zimbabwe are generally characterised by violence and political instability.
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