[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 
DARMSTADT, GERMANY/PARIS, FRANCE: 3 May 2012 marks World Press Freedom Day, an opportunity to celebrate the gains and highlight the work still to be achieved in securing freedom of expression for the world's press. Material on show will include work by South Africa's Zapiro.
13 Apr 2012 09:38
[Walter Wafula] African journalists in need of digital reporting skills have an opportunity to acquire them through the Intajour Fellowship Program which kicks off in September this year. This follows the call for applications for the fellowship programme by the International Academy of Journalism (IAJ) in Germany.
23 Mar 2012 09:51[Celia Collins] Africa is often perceived as being aggressive and unstable, with only the bad aspects highlighted. Many South Africans seem reluctant to get involved up north. Celia Collins is one of the few South Africans in this industry who understands media on the African continent. She gives insight into the state of play.
19 Mar 2012 11:49 
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Department of Journalism and Media Studies of the Polytechnic Constituent College of the University of Malawi has released a 228-page book titled
Journalism Practice in Malawi: History, Progress and Prospects.
2 Mar 2012 12:06[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawian government has yet again launched an attack on
The Sunday Times newspaper for coming up with a cabinet assessment that has labeled the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government a total failure.
29 Feb 2012 07:45 [Dumisani Muleya] Our management at
Alpha Media Holdings, publishers of three national newspaper titles, recently made changes at
NewsDay and the
Zimbabwe Independent to refresh the editorial teams and give them a bit of zing.
27 Feb 2012 13:06 [Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA) has partnered with Transparency International (TI) to conduct a week-long 'Reporting Corruption Training Course for Malawian Journalists' to be held in Malawi on 12-16 March 2012.
16 Feb 2012 08:14 
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] A high flying accreditation project for Malawian journalists, launched three years ago by the Media Council of Malawi (MCM), now hangs in limbo due to financial constraints.
15 Feb 2012 11:23[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] In a report released by the Civic and Political Space Platform (CPSP), a group of civil society organisations in Malawi, it was established that the media in Malawi has had positive growth over the last two years, despite numerous challenges which almost derailed its progress.
2 Feb 2012 12:34 
CNN International and MultiChoice announced at the end of last week that the deadline for entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards have been extended to Wednesday, 22 February 2012, and the judging to take place in April this year.
30 Jan 2012 10:02
CLEVELAND, US: The 2012 Tabbies call for entries is now available at the TABPI website, allowing all B2B magazine editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. Tabbies' partners include South Africa's SAFREA, and MPASA. [video]
26 Jan 2012 11:40[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawian journalists are considering whether or not to boycott president Bingu wa Mutharika's organised press conferences, called 'Press Rallies', since it is done in the presence of political party cohorts who heckle journalists whenever they ask questions.
23 Jan 2012 11:39 [Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has said 2011 saw Malawi's media environment deteriorate to the worst as observed from 2009.
6 Jan 2012 11:31 
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