Media Council of Malawi Trains Northern Region Journalists in New Approaches to Investigative Journalism, Narrative Framework

MZUZU, Malawi — The Media Council of Malawi (MCM) is conducting a training session on investigative journalism for journalists based in the northern region today, writes Tionge Hara.

The training is aimed at equipping journalists with new approaches to expose the invisible (ETI) issues.

The Executive Director of MCM, Moses Kaufa, urged the journalists to identify relevant social stories and emphasized the importance of investigative journalism in Malawi.

Kaufa noted that journalists have a vital role to play in uncovering stories that affect the public and holding those in power accountable.

During the training, Kaufa also emphasized the importance of understanding the narrative framework in journalism.

He explained that the narrative is a way of telling a story, while the framework is the approach reporters use in newsrooms when identifying angles and approaches.

"Journalists can have the same story idea, such as a cholera outbreak, for example, but due to different angles and approaches, the stories may come out differently," Kaufa said.

He stressed the need for journalists to always conduct thorough research and come up with good questions to ask during interviews.

By doing so, journalists will be better equipped to tell compelling stories that resonate with their audience and bring about positive change.

The training, which is being sponsored by Tachtical Tech, will equip journalists with the skills necessary to investigate and report on ETI issues, which often go unnoticed.