Introducing The News, a publication of The News Media Group Inc., Blantyre, Malawi.Responding to the need for contributing to media outlet plurality and the provision of alternative sources of news in Malawi, The News Media Group Inc. launched on June 20th, 2008 The News!!! A weekly newspaper (coming out Friday) owned and managed by private individuals without political or oligarchic connections. The News is a brainchild of Frederick Ndala-seasoned journalist with over 7 years experience working with The Daily Times; M.I. Ziwoya Gama-veteran journalist with over 30 years experience working with Montfort Press in Limbe and Malawi News ( he was among the first indigenous editors for the famous Moni Magazine) and of course yours truly, Fletcher, coming into the business with about 10 rains experience working for The Nation and Malawi Broadcasting Corporation. The main objective of the The News Media Group Inc. is to provide a professional and objective alternative to information and entertainment to readers in Malawi by breaking the trend of media politicking due to ownership and affiliation influence. All the three main media houses: The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Television Malawi and The Malawi News Agency are heavily controlled by the state often shutting out alternative voices. The two other main papers, The Nation and The Daily Times are owned by individuals who have political connections, a factor that often compromise their objectivity in news coverage.
The News Media Group Inc. believes that for communities to be able to make informed choices, to be able to participate effectively in discursive national development processes, they must have access to information and be able to express themselves freely. It is the desire of the The News Media Group Inc, through the publication of The News, to provide this much needed public sphere in Malawi to promote dialogue on local and national issues.
We are already serving all the three regions in Malawi, South, Centre and North and we hope to increase circulation so that people can enjoy objectively reported news and of course crazy entertainment. Attractions in this new publication include: The News Babe-page 3 feature of successful girls ready to be role models for their young counterparts; The News Between the Lines-a corner for readers' to express their views on local and national issues; Accountancy Corner-for those in the accounting profession; Histo-Politics Forum-taking you back in time to people and events that made today's Malawi; Mwenda Njira-a satirical approach to day to day occurrences both local and international and of course breaking news which only The News can reveal. So, next time you go out to buy newspaper look out for white letters against a red background. challenges- newsroom, editors' cubicle computerization and networking
- personnel training
- a printing press so that we can increase both circulation and frequency
The News-Real Stories about Real People
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