Zan TV
Zan TV ("Zan" is the Farsi word for "woman") is a television station in Afghanistan and the first station that is dedicated to "women's issues". The station was founded by Hamid Samar, an Afghan entrepreneur, when he was trying to hire a presenter for a local broadcaster in Nangarhar province . However, almost only women are said to have reported on the job. The station broadcasts from 6 a.m. to midnight. The staff consists mainly of women, but technical positions are filled by men, as technical training has long been more difficult to access for women.
The station's programming includes news , talk shows , documentaries , features and cooking programs . The topics differ significantly from those of the country's male-dominated channels. With reports on Islam and feminism, violence against women, rape and impunity, discrimination against women in political and economic contexts, the advantages and disadvantages of Tinder , menstrual problems and sex , Zan TV breaks taboos in Afghan society . The journalists want to make their viewers aware of their rights, give them access to women from other regions and religions and promote education.
The station has two small studios with a few seats for a live audience . 42 women between the ages of 22 and 29 worked at Zan TV in 2020, more than half of them were still studying.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrea Backhaus: Afghanistan: With Zan TV Afghan women become visible. With a new women's channel, journalists in Kabul are fighting against the supremacy of men in their homeland. And are celebrated by young Afghan women for this. In: ZEIT ONLINE. ZEIT ONLINE GmbH, July 30, 2017, accessed on July 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Lilian Häge: On the air for women's rights. In: FAZ. September 18, 2017, accessed July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Andrea Jeska: How Afghan Journalists Work in Kabul. In: Chrismon. May 12, 2020, accessed July 11, 2020 .