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Court orders police to vacate Joy Radio premises

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:01:00 +0200

The Magistrate Court in Blantyre yesterday, 9 June 2009, ordered the Malawi Police Service to vacate Joy FM Radio premises it has been ‘guarding' since last month.
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Radio One tops Uganda's Superbrands

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:42:00 +0200

Radio One a local FM station, has been named the leading brand in Uganda according to a Survey carried out by brand analysis company Superbrands East Africa, a division of Superbrands United Kingdom.
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2010 media income highest to date

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:20:00 +0200

Local 2010 World Cup organising committee chief executive officer, Danny Jordaan, said revenue from commercial and broadcasting deals for next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup had debunked any notion that Africa's first hosting of the event would be a financial failure.
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Malawi opposition radio station still off the air

Thu, 28 May 2009 14:20:00 +0200

A magistrate in Malawi should allow an opposition radio station sealed by police during general elections on 19 May 2009 to reopen, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ also called on authorities to drop criminal charges against two station presenters.
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Malawi: Radio shut down and staff arrested for election coverage

Thu, 21 May 2009 13:30:00 +0200

Reporters Without Borders expressed its concern after the closure, on Tuesday, 19 May 2009, of privately owned opposition Joy Radio and the arrest of four staff, two of them journalists, accused of breaking election rules.
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Zodiak Radio appointed Malawi's elections broadcaster

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:57:00 +0200

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Malawi has appointed Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) as the country's official independent broadcaster for the 19 May, 2009 elections.
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2010 media training programme underway in Senegal

Fri, 15 May 2009 12:20:00 +0200

On Monday, 12 May 2009 sports journalists began a programme sponsored by FIFA to provide mid-career training to more than 300 reporters and photographers across Africa. The programme is part of FIFA's "Win in Africa with Africa" development programme.
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2009 CNN Multichoice African Journalist finalists

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:10:00 +0200

The finalists in the 14th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced on Tuesday, 12 May 2009, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, chair of the independent judging panel. The competition received 836 entries from 38 countries, including French- and Portuguese- speaking Africa.
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Twenty Ten applications open for African journalists

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:52:00 +0200

Twenty Ten is a project for professional print journalists, photojournalists and radio journalists of African nationality and currently living in Africa. It aims to encourage media professionals to creatively produce and distribute articles, images, broadcasts and multimedia productions related to African football.
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UC Berkeley offers fellowships for African journalists

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:28:00 +0200

BERKELEY: The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley is inviting applications for two year-long fellowships for African journalists, beginning in August 2009.
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