This article is a list of newspapers in Malawi.
Overview
editUnder 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
edit| Title | Headquarters | Language | Year established | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Evening Magazine (AFRIEM) | 2013 [citation needed] | Online only | ||
| Big Issue Malawi | ||||
| Boma Lathu | Chewa | 1973 [3] | Magazine[4] | |
| Nyasa Daily | Lilongwe | English and Chewa | 2021 [5] | Online only |
| Daily Times [6] | Blantyre[7] | English [4] | 1895 [3] | Owned by Times Media Group;[7] previously owned by BNL? (Hastings Banda's former business)[citation needed] |
| Fuko Nation | Chichewa, Chitumbuka[8] | Bi-weekly | ||
| Malawi Government Gazette | 1894 [3] | |||
| Malawi Morning | Kasungu [3] | English and Chewa | 2018 | Online only. Published by Kawelama Creations[citation needed] |
| Malawi News | English and Chewa[4] | 1895 [3] | Weekly.[4] Owned by BNL[citation needed] | |
| Malawi Voice [9] | Limbe[7] | Online only | ||
| malawi24 | Online only | |||
| Maravi Post [1] | Atlanta, Georgia, USA [7] | English Chichewa, Yao and Tumbuka | 2009 | Online only Published by Eltas Enterprises INC, an Internet Publishing and Software Company founded since @2005 |
| Mirror | Blantyre [3] | English and Nyanja[4] | 1994 | Weekly |
| Moni Magazine | Limbe [3] | English and Chewa | 1964 | Magazine[4] |
| Nation | Blantyre [7] | English and Chichewa[7] | 1993 [3] | Daily.[4] Owned by Aleke Banda; its weekend edition is titled Weekend Nation |
| Nyasa Times | UK [6] | Online only. Published by B2B Initiatives.[7] | ||
| 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[citation needed] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Malawi profile". BBC News. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Malawi Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers". Press Reference. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Europa 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Malawi: Media and Publishing". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ https://www.whois.com/whois/nyasadaily.com
- ^ a b "Malawi Profile: Media". BBC News. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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
- ^ Freedom House 2015.
- ^ "Giving you true on line news from Malawi". Malawi Voice. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
Bibliography
edit- Pascal J. Kishindo (2003). "Recurrent Themes in Chichewa Verse in Malawian Newspapers". Nordic Journal of African Studies. 12 (3). Helsinki: Nordic Association of African Studies. ISSN 1459-9465. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- "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, archived from the original on 2017-06-26, retrieved 2017-07-09
- "Newspapers Held in Microform: Malawi" (PDF). Cooperative Africana Materials Project. United States: Center for Research Libraries. 2012.
