PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
MISA Malawi Chairperson Teresa Ndanga was one of the panelists in one of the sessions at a two-day DW Global Media Forum 2021. During the session on ‘How to save lives and fight the infodemic through local media’ Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Ndanga talked about successes and challenges of Malawi media in times of Covid-19. To follow what Ndanga said during the session, watch this video
Before the session, Ndanga also talked to DW’s Jennifer Pahlke and here is their conversation
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) was founded in 1992. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.
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