Abstract
AbstractIn December 2013, the Weekend Times, a weekly tabloid newspaper owned by the Blantyre Newspapers Ltd ceased publication. The Weekend Times was Malawi’s first and only tabloid. In its two ye...
Highlights
In January 2014, after two years on the market, the Weekend Times, a tabloid weekly newspaper owned by the Blantyre Newspapers Ltd ceased publication
Mediating an alternative public sphere the university students contributing to this study expressed disaffection with power politics which dominates the quality press, they tended to view the contents of the Weekend Times as an important outlet valve for their frustration
Regarding its effects on the public sphere, what is clear from this study is that the Weekend Times used to provide its youthful readers with space for discourse that ran counter to the dominant narrative of power politics as presented by the two daily newspapers - the Daily Times and the Nation
Summary
In January 2014, after two years on the market, the Weekend Times, a tabloid weekly newspaper owned by the Blantyre Newspapers Ltd ceased publication. No reason or warning was given for the cessation to the faithful following the newspapers had among urban youthful readers leaving both media scholars and professionals to speculate on the reasons behind the closure. It is not within the scope of this article to speculate as to why the newspaper was shut down. Even though the Weekend Times ceased publishing, it is quite possible that the findings presented in this study can contribute to a better understanding of youth, and their perceptions and attitudes towards newspapers in Malawi. A further purpose of the study was to find out how these readers used the information they acquired from the Weekend Times
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