MBC Suspends Journalists over APM Coverage

MBC suspends journalists over APM coverage

Taxpayer-funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has suspended some of its journalists, including director of news and current affairs Rex Chikoko over coverage of President Peter Mutharika’s official engagement in Lilongwe on Friday. The President was receiving letters of credence from new Japanese Ambassador Naito Yasushi at Kamuzu Palace. MBC sources said the action followed a story aired on MBC TV on Friday which showed visuals of the d…

MBC Suspends Senior Journalists for ‘Covering the Wrong Person’ in Presidential Event Fiasco - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has plunged itself into fresh controversy after suspending some of its top journalists and editors, including Director of News Rex Chikoko, in what insiders describe as an embarrassing and politically charged act of censorship. Nyasatimes has established that the suspensions stem from how MBC covered a routine diplomatic ceremony on Friday, […] The post MBC Suspends Senior Journalists for ‘Covering the Wrong…