Statements Archives - Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago

5 months ago5 months ago

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Outgoing statement by immediate past-president Ira Mathur

We have undertaken the daunting process of getting MATT NGO status.

5 months ago5 months ago

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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...

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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.

8 months ago8 months ago

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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.

9 months ago9 months ago

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On World Press Freedom Day, 2023

According to Reporters sans Frontières, Trinidad and Tobago provides a generally safe and protected environment for the profession.

12 months ago12 months ago

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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.

1 year agoJanuary 17, 2023

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MATT: Clarify government press conference invite criteria

All practising journalists should have an opportunity to question the government in person.

1 year ago

Obituaries Statements

Journalists Joel Nanton and Anthony Harris have passed

Journalists Joel Nanton and Anthony Harris have passed on.

2 years ago

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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.

2 years agoJuly 3, 2022

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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

2 years ago

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MATT offers assistance in planning coverage for National Awards under covid19 protocols

MATT has expressed a willingness to assist media houses in planning for more effective coverage of the upcoming National Awards to be held at President's House under Covid-19 protocols.

2 years agoFebruary 3, 2022

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MATT on allegations of disinformation and due process

MATT has no jurisdiction over individual newsrooms and their reporters, who are accountable to their editors and respective media houses.

2 years agoDecember 20, 2021

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Message from MATT President Ira Mathur at the general meeting on November 27, 2021

MATT is not part of the complaints procedure though we can and will speak out against attempts to supress free speech and the Fourth Estate.

2 years ago

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MATT statement on media standards

Following allegedly defamatory statements made by a radio announcer and the Government’s ‘demand’ for a copy of the programme, on 22nd November, MATT wishes...

2 years ago

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ACM on ending impunity for crimes against journalists

Low levels of criminal detection and lethargic judicial systems throughout the region also combine to create conditions under which impunity can exist and thrive.

2 years ago

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GM October 30, 2021 – Welcome address by MATT president, Ira Mathur

Ours is perhaps the most crucial job in any democracy, that of looking over all the institutions of democracy. A floundering membership in a fourth estate is terrible for democracy

2 years agoMay 13, 2022