List of newspapers in Malawi

This article is a list of newspapers in Malawi.

Overview

Under the dictatorship of Hastings Kamuzu Banda, which lasted from the country's founding in 1965 until 1994, there was no independent, free press in Malawi. Foreign correspondents were also banned. After the transition to multi-party democracy in 1994, much greater freedom was granted,[1] triggering the birth of many newspapers. Most of these failed quickly due to high costs and the lack of skilled staff.[2] Two main media organisations remain that still publish newspapers. The relative high cost of the newspapers means they remain the preserve of the wealthy. Most have a mix of English and Chichewa articles.

List of news publications

Title Headquarters Language Year established Notes
African Evening Magazine (AFRIEM) 2013 Online only
Big Issue Malawi
Boma Lathu Chewa 1973 [3] Magazine[4]
Daily Times [5] Blantyre [6] English [4] 1895 [3] Owned by Times Media Group;[6] previously owned by BNL? (Hastings Banda's former business)
Fuko Nation Chichewa, Tumbuka[7] Bi-weekly
Malawi Government Gazette 1894 [3]
Malawi Morning Kasungu [3] English and Chewa 2018 Online only. Published by Kawelama Creations
Malawi News English and Chewa[4] 1895 [3] Weekly.[4] Owned by BNL
Malawi Voice [8] Limbe [6] Online only
malawi24 Online only
Maravi Post Atlanta, Georgia, USA [6] Online only
Mirror Blantyre [3] English and Nyanja[4] 1994 Weekly
Moni Magazine Limbe [3] English and Chewa 1964 Magazine[4]
Nation Blantyre [6] English and Chichewa[6] 1993 [3] Daily.[4] Owned by Aleke Banda; its weekend edition is titled Weekend Nation
Nyasa Times UK [5] Online only. Published by B2B Initiatives.[6]
Odini Lilongwe [3] English and Chewa[4] 1949 Catholic bi-weekly
This is Malawi Blantyre [3] English and Chewa 1964 Magazine[4]
Weekend Times Owned by BNL

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Malawi profile". BBC News. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Malawi Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers". Press Reference. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Europa 2004.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Malawi: Media and Publishing". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Malawi Profile: Media". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Karen Fung, African Studies Association (ed.). "News (by country): Malawi". Africa South of the Sahara. USA. Retrieved 9 July 2017 – via Stanford University. Annotated directory
  7. ↑ Freedom House 2015.
  8. ↑ "Giving you true on line news from Malawi". Malawi Voice. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.

Bibliography

  • Pascal J. Kishindo (2003). "Recurrent Themes in Chichewa Verse in Malawian Newspapers". Nordic Journal of African Studies. Helsinki: Nordic Association of African Studies. 12 (3). ISSN 1459-9465.
  • "Malawi: Directory: the Press". Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Regional Surveys of the World. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 672. ISBN 1857431839.
  • "Malawi", Freedom of the Press, USA: Freedom House, 2015, OCLC 57509361
  • "Newspapers Held in Microform: Malawi" (PDF). Cooperative Africana Materials Project. United States: Center for Research Libraries. 2012.
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