Journos train in science and health reporting

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Media practitioners in Malawi underwent a science and health reporting workshop in Blantyre over the weekend, as part of an initiative by Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW), to equip journalists to establish health as a regular journalism beat. 23 May 2012 09:55

Govt to repeal oppressive media law

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] President Joyce Banda announced on Friday, May 18 2012, that her government will repeal a piece of legislation that was meant to oppress the media which was being championed by the late president Bingu wa Mutharika. 21 May 2012 12:06

Malawi newspapers risk legal punishment

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Government has warned publishers, among them newspapers companies, of a legal punishment if they fail to deposit copies of their publications with the National Archives of Malawi within two months from date of publication. 21 May 2012 10:46

BNL and ZBS win big at 2012 MISA Awards

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) and Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) triumphed over all other media institutions in Malawi to emerge as the Best Print and Electronic Media House of the Year respectively at the 2012 MISA-Malawi Annual Media Awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony marking this year's World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) commemoration in Lilongwe on Saturday, 5 May 2012. 8 May 2012 13:24

MISA-Malawi wants repeal of media laws

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has asked government to consider repealing all laws that are inconsistent with the constitution and those considered as an insult to the media fraternity in Malawi. 4 May 2012 13:20

Malawi: Environmental journos hail new government

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Association of Environmental Journalists in Malawi (AEJ-Malawi) has hailed the country's new president Joyce Banda for creating a ministry responsible for environment and climate change management and subsequently appointing Catherine Gotani Hara as minister responsible. 3 May 2012 10:49

Late Mutharika still fights media

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Although the late president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika has passed, his past relationship with the media still continues to show face. 25 Apr 2012 09:35

Malawi: Lawyer faults Banda on MBC appointment

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Justin Dzodzi, a private lawyer, has faulted President Joyce Banda's decision to fire Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) CEO Bright Malopa and replace him with veteran broadcaster Dr. Benson Tembo. 23 Apr 2012 12:30

Malawi ready for World Press Freedom Day

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has announced how charged media practitioners are for this year's celebrations of the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on 3 May 2012. 23 Apr 2012 11:42

Turn MBC into public broadcaster - Banda told

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi's daily newspaper, The Daily Times has told newly instated president Joyce Banda to change the status of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) from being a state broadcaster to a public broadcaster. 16 Apr 2012 12:50

Social media activism takes root

[Katie Lin] As Malawians celebrate Joyce Banda's appointment as president on sites, like Facebook and Twitter, the increased use of social media in Malawi comes full circle as her new government takes office. 13 Apr 2012 14:31

BNL launches The Business Times

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Blantyre Newspapers Limited (BNL) has launched a fifth title after the first issue of an exclusively business newspaper called The Business Times hit the streets last week. 10 Apr 2012 14:26

Malawi cartoons in Germany exhibition

[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Just when Malawian cartoonists cried foul after being left out in this year's Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) best performance awards, the Germany government through its embassy in Lilongwe have brought them an online exhibition, where the German Embassy says it will pay respect to the art form of political cartoons in Malawi. 26 Mar 2012 09:50

Worldwide, society says media not always responsible - WEF's Cherilyn Ireton

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] Cherilyn Ireton, a highly respected journalist and manager from titles such the Sunday Times and Business Day, took over as the executive director of the World Editors Forum that falls under WAN-IFRA, in January 2012. She tells Bizcommunity.com of the challenges of the Parisian-based job, the biggest problems and opportunities facing editors across the globe and how she wants to connect editors to try find solutions. 20 Mar 2012 11:12