Updated: MATT distributes KN95 masks to journalists
The distribution has been sent to more than 200 journalists, both those employed by media houses and those who freelance for them.
Taylor, Jackson and Clarke join MATT Executive
Two of the new executive members are journalists working in Tobago and the third is a news photographer, in keeping with the MATT executive’s pursuit of inclusion across all practicing arms of local journalism.
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.
Three resign from MATT executive
The current members of the executive will work to strengthen its governance capacity and ready ourselves to report on the work of our first quarter.
MATT General Meeting, November 27, 2021: Digital Dialogue 01
A TT Media Association conversation with Prior Beharry, Kalain Hosein and Lasana Liburd, moderated by Mark Lyndersay,
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.
MATT General Meeting, October 30, 2021 (Video)
A recording of the Zoom meeting of the Media Association on October 31, 2021.
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
The changing landscape of journalism in T&T
The modern day journalist is like nothing ever seen. Once you have a cell phone or you comment on social media; you are a de facto journalist.
MATT salutes Nobel Peace Prize win for journalists, journalism
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.