Nelson Brandon

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[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@Dzokotaa @M0rgz___ Mafananidza mudzimu nechipoko amainin

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

DJ Ollah has been outstanding. As a senior journalist, I have watched his coverage of Wicknell Chivayo’s funeral with genuine professional admiration.

It has also exposed how little many people on social media understand about how the media works. I have seen people telling DJ Ollah to go home, as if he has not been home. What they fail to grasp is that journalists and media organisations routinely gather footage, edit it and schedule it for publication later.

I see the same misunderstanding among my own friends and family. They say, “You are not answering my calls, but you are posting online,” as if I am deliberately ignoring them.
The truth is that some of what I publish today may have been prepared days earlier and scheduled to go out on Friday at 8 a.m., while I am in the air on a flight.

Sometimes I can schedule posts for 4 a.m. People see them and assume I am awake, when I am fast asleep. I have a significant American audience, so I time posts about the United States to reach readers there at the right hour. It may be 3 p.m. in New York while Zimbabwe is asleep. That does not mean I am awake too.

DJ Ollah may well be at home right now, yet his page will keep updating because the content has been scheduled. That is simply how the media works.

There is also a young ZBC journalist who covered the helicopter crash in Marondera from the moment it happened. I will find out his name, because he deserves a post of his own. He is a brilliant young reporter with a bright future, and I can see him one day working in broadcasting houses in Europe, America or South Africa at the very least.

We should also understand that journalists sometimes ask questions under intense pressure. People may analyse a question afterwards and say it should not have been asked, but they have the luxury of considering it from the comfort of their own homes. The journalist is working in a pressure-cooker environment, speaking to different people and trying to gather the information we need.

Sometimes journalists make mistakes. That is part of working under pressure. Nurses, drivers, doctors, and people in every profession can make small mistakes too. So please do not be too hard on journalists. Be kind to them. They are giving us information without charging us for it; the only cost to us is the data we use to access it.

Dr Joshua Nkomo, Father Zimbabwe, reminded us that rulers will come and go, but Zimbabwe will never go, because our children will inherit it. I feel the same way about our profession. These journalists work under extremely difficult conditions, at times they are insulted by the very people who consume their work without paying a single cent. Imagine telling the person keeping you informed, “Why do you keep posting? Go home.”

Sometimes our people are hard to understand.

A shout-out to every journalist who has kept us informed, and to ZimLive on Twitter for its strong coverage and for breaking the story of this accident. Thank you for your work.

[мистер мхере @Mr_Mhere]

My message to you all on a Sunday 😂😂😂😂

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@Beebryn1 Zvirinany kutoona magaro than kuona zbc

[Blaste of Thibo @baloyi31560]

Whoever is creating these videos is a complete entertainer...😭😭😅😅

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

African politicians like those in Gambia 🇬🇲 and several parts of Africa will spend billions on cars just to drive them on bad roads. Is that not stupidity?

[89 @89billionaire]

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[Leonard Koni🇿🇼 @Leokoni]

Which school is this? I feel pity for their parents who are working very hard to send them to school.

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@Ramkish68725686 Jericho has fallen

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@MudiwaHood Album re Geo Pomona

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@mellisa3wt Most definitely...Me

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@036PPSS Hie everyone

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@JessicaMari4s They deal with women

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@BabaHarare1 Where is the correlation between jiti and zvigure?

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@Trapkinq__zw What do you expect...he is a rapper

[AQUALOGIC PLUMBING @AQUALOGIC05]

Ukatarisa musikana paabva kuita weti unoona kuti ivirgin negomba rinocherwa neweti asi kana asisiri hapaite gomba

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

Hey @grok can you edit this pic with beard

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@TembaMliswa Enlighten me @TembaMliswa Born fire I culture yedu here ?

[Nelson Brandon @NTW324]

@DR_Porsche_pee @staneve02 We will just hire @TheAnswerMMA anokumamisa