By Chisomo Phiri
The Media Institute of Southern Africa-MISA Malawi has congratulated the newly elected Board of Trustees for the Media Council of Malawi (MCM).
This follows MCM Elective General Assembly in Lilongwe on Friday, January 12, 2024 where Head of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) Dr. Jolly Ntaba went unopposed and elected MCM Chairperson for the next three years.
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Times Group’s Blantyre Newspaper Limited (BNL) will represent Public Media and Private (Print) Media in the Board respectively.
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Angaliba Radio/TV is representing Private (Electronic) Media while Dedza-based Radio Bembeke is representing Geographical Community Media.
Transworld Radio (TWR) Malawi will be in the council on behalf of religious media outlets.
MISA Malawi presided over the elections at the Assembly.
“We believe the election of the new board is another milestone in the achievement of MCM’s mission of setting standards for a strong and ethical media that contributes effectively to a democratic and just Malawi.
“MISA Malawi believes media self-regulation is a media freedom and independence issue and we wish the new board all the best as it strategically leads MCM in the realisation of its sustainable potential in the promotion of media professionalism in Malawi,”reads part of the statement signed by MISA Malawi Chairperson Golden Matonga.
MCM is registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act of the Laws of Malawi and is an independent, non-profit, non-political and self-regulating organization with the mandate to promote professionalism in the media industry by setting standards in the interest of the public in Malawi.
From the outset, the Council has sought to create and sustain a vibrant media which is not only professional but also accountable.
In this respect, the Council upholds cores values among them accountability, integrity and excellence.
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