The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia, Press Association of Zambia, Zambia Union of Journalists, Press Freedom Committee of the Post Newspapers and the Zambia Media Women Association said this at a joint Press briefing in Lusaka on Sunday.
The Zambia Union of Broadcasters and other Information Disseminators, PANOS Zambia and the Zambia Community Media Forum also attended the briefing.
The media bodies said their members would this Friday march to State House to petition Mr Banda so that action could be taken against the perpetrators of violence, according to the Times.
MISA Zambia chairperson, Henry Kabwe spoke on behalf of the representatives of the media bodies.
He said the media bodies resolved to seek the intervention of Mr Banda because they felt that their concerns on the harassment of media practitioners were not being adequately addressed.
Last week, MMD cadres beat up Times of Zambia journalist Anthony Mulowa, photojournalist Richard Mulonga and Chibaula Silwamba of The Post newspaper.
