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.
MATT has no jurisdiction over individual newsrooms and their reporters, who are accountable to their editors and respective media houses.
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.
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...
Low levels of criminal detection and lethargic judicial systems throughout the region also combine to create conditions under which impunity can exist and thrive.
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
MATT believes that more questions framed from a broader perspective of journalistic perspectives only serves to improve the reporting possibilities and better guide public understanding.
This prize is a recognition of the Fourth Estate of journalists and their support teams of media workers who protect the fundamental rights of the freedom of the press.
We call on those who have felt on the sidelines, sports journalists, bloggers, photographers, independent media operators, technical support media workers, to be part of a new MATT.