Give Newsday Employees Their Just Dues
The Executive was disturbed to learn that the majority of employees were not consulted before the winding up of the company
Outgoing statement by immediate past-president Ira Mathur
We have undertaken the daunting process of getting MATT NGO status.
MATT announces interim executive to last for three months
Dear Member, As previously announced, the date for nominations for the election of a new executive to the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago...
MATT responds to AG’s questions about regulation and oversight
The AG's enthusiasm for the idea of regulation is not shared by MATT, which operates on principles of professional persuasion and formally stands against any effort or inference by the government or its representatives.
MATT issues a call for acknowledgement of the role of journalists during the coup attempt
Journalists risked their lives, and many were permanently traumatised and scarred while doing their duty to their profession and country.
On World Press Freedom Day, 2023
According to Reporters sans Frontières, Trinidad and Tobago provides a generally safe and protected environment for the profession.
MATT restates call for clearer criteria at government press conferences
MATT continues to call for clearer criteria for access by media professionals to government officials.
MATT: Clarify government press conference invite criteria
All practising journalists should have an opportunity to question the government in person.
Journalists Joel Nanton and Anthony Harris have passed
Journalists Joel Nanton and Anthony Harris have passed on.
MATT: Journalists should expect and extend civility in press conferences
When press conferences turn personal, there is the potential to create a chilling effect in the form of self censorship of the journalism.
Statement from the Media Association of T&T (MATT) on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day May 03, 2022
“There can be no democracy without the functioning free press.” - Andy Johnson