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There has been an increase in Malawians on social media, particularly on Twitter, Facebook. There has been a steady growth of Malawian bloggers as well. Social Media has been an important tool for transparency in Malawi. It has been linked to influencing the outcome of the
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The motion picture industry in Malawi is in its infancy but there have been a few developments over the years that have given rise to film festival and individual films. There is a Malawi International Film festival that began in 2009. The most well known director has been
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There has also been a growth of online newspapers. This includes privately funded papers owned by Malawians in the Diaspora such as Leeds, England based Nyasatimes, Atlanta, US based Maravi Post and
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consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines and Internet-based
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Malawi has both English language and Chichewa magazines that circulate nationally, regionally or within a city.
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also has a growing music industry. Media is either privately owned or government owned.
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Human Rights and African Airwaves: Mediating Equality on the Chichewa Radio
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Steve S. Mwiyeriwa (1978). "Printing Presses and Publishing in Malawi".
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The oldest privately owned newspaper in the nation is
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is a producer and film maker from Malawi who produced
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