MISA-Malawi petitions president Mutharika on government's withdrawal of advertisement in some private media
MISA-Malawi has issued an appeal to the country's president Bingu wa
Mutharika to intervene on reports that government departments have been
given a directive to stop advertising with some private media houses in the
country, among them, Nation Publications Limited (NPL), publishers of The
Nation, Weekend Nation, Nation On Sunday and Fuko.
MISA-Malawi statement on government's withdrawal of advertisement from some private media
9 March 2010
Through our own monitoring system and from published reports, we at the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) have learnt with great shock that government has stopped advertising with some print and electronic media houses. Strangely, the reason for the withdrawal has not been disclosed and hence remains unknown. Regulatory body advertises for broadcasting licenses
Eligible and qualified individuals and/or organizations have an opportunity to own broadcasting stations in Malawi following advertisement by the country’s Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) for broadcasting applications on 17 February 2010. The closing date for submitting application is 23 April 2010. Media Council accredits 80 professional journalists
Journalists in Malawi will now be issued accreditation cards for easy recognition and identification by members of the public. This follows the launching of ethics and accreditation booklets by the Media Council of Malawi (MCM), a body that looks into issues of journalism ethics, complaints, arbitration and accreditation. State-controlled broadcaster bans local artist’s music
State-controlled broadcaster the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has banned the latest album of the country’s celebrated musician Lucius Banda, from enjoying airplay on the station’s airwaves.
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