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Jones P Madeira (1944–2025)
A pioneering journalist who transformed Caribbean media The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) mourns the passing of Jones P Madeira, a key figure in Caribbean journalism, who died on Friday, January 10, 2025, aged 80, at the Mt Hope Medical Complex. Madeira, known affectionately as “Jones P” to his colleagues and peers, had a career that spanned six decades and transformed the…
Brooklyn Literary Festival honours media veteran Kalipersad
At the conclusion of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival which ran from September 05-08, NYC Mayor Eric Adams awarded a special citation, the City of New York Certificate of Recognition to journalist Dominic Kalipersad. At the end of the festival, Kalipersad made the following speech. I’m always slightly bewildered when people refer to me as an archivist or an historian. I’m also nearly…
Journalist and editor John Babb passes at 91
John Babb, one of the stalwarts of Trinidad and Tobago’s media landscape, passed away on August 3, 2024, at the age of 91. His family confirmed his death in the hospital, marking the end of an era for a man who dedicated over 70 years to journalism. Born in the post-colonial days of mid-20th century Trinidad and Tobago, John Babb emerged as a profound observer and a silent warrior with a keen eye…
On World Press Day, journalists across Trinidad and Tobago join our colleagues across the globe in solidarity towards a free press, to mourn journalists – including an unprecedented number lost in the line of duty and in the war zone of Gaza — and to call for greater protection for all media workers. When the Media Association of T&T was founded 37 years ago in the Express newsroom, its bedrock…
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MATT announces interim executive to last for three months
Dear Member, As previously announced, the date for nominations for the election of a new executive to the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) was extended by two weeks to yesterday, November 25, 2023. In the interest of MATT’s continuing its representation of a robust local fourth estate, a quorum of the outgoing executive, operating within the guidelines of the MATT constitution,…
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On World Press Freedom Day, 2023
On May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day, TT journalists must be lauded as Trinidad and Tobago moved up in the World Press Freedom ranking by Reporters sans Frontières (RSF or Reporters Without Borders) ranking by six points from 31 to 25 out of 180 countries. RSF described the media landscape in TT as a “parliamentary democracy with a vibrant media landscape and civil society, freedom of the press is…
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MIC participates in panel introducing Media Viability Accelerator
Internews, Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have announced a new public-private partnership to develop a Media Viability Accelerator to help independent news outlets become more financially sustainable. The announcement, made in advance of the 2023 Summit for Democracy, illustrates a shared commitment among government, business and civil society to shore…
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Jerome Tang Lee remembered
MATT sourced two tributes to the work of the late Express editor Jerome Tang Lee. Krishna Maharaj worked with him after he returned to the media at the San Fernando office of the Trinidad Express in 1996. Former Guardian photographer Elmo Griffith, who joined Trinidad Tesoro in 1979 met Mr Tang Lee when he joined Tesoro in 1980 and worked with him as the editor of the Tesoro news publication…
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Interview with the Minister of Communications on Press Freedom
Stephen Cummings of Radio 98.1 FM sat with Minister of Communications Symon de Nobrega on February 01, 2023 to discuss press freedom in the wake of the controversial decision to limit attendance at press conferences at the Diplomatic Centre. The Communications Minister was interviewed on Mr Cummings’ Citizens Community Forum a one-hour current affairs programme aired from 8pm to 9pm every…
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Newsday photographer Sureash Cholai passes
Sureash Cholai, a senior photographer at TT Newsday, passed away this morning suddenly of an apparent heart attack. Sureash Cholai joined Newsday in 2004 as a photographer when the company had taken a decision to build its photography team. Cholai had come directly to the media from school at ASJA College in San Fernando, joining the T&T Mirror and Sunday Punch, where he rose to the role of…
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Media colleagues remember photojournalist Rattan Jadoo
Media colleagues remember photojournalist Rattan Jadoo
Ace photojournalist Rattan Jadoo passed away in Dow Village, California today after a month of severe illness. Several photographers and media colleagues offered remembrances of his career and impact on local photojournalism. I worked with Rattan for over 20 years. He was a consummate professional and one of the best news and sports photographers in TT ‘s media history. Though a stern photo…
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Dave Elcock passes on
Dave Elcock passes on
MATT joins the media community in mourning the loss of pioneering broadcaster David Elcock, who passed today. Broadcaster Neil Giuseppi wrote this biography of David Elcock in March of this year and it is reproduced here with his permission. One of the most beloved radio personalities that Trinidad and Tobago has ever produced was David Elcock who became known throughout the country as “Big…
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TT Journalism Foundations: Ed Fung
TT Journalism Foundations: Ed Fung
Above: Ed Fung. Photos courtesy the Trinidad Express image archive. Neil Guiseppi contributed this retrospective of the career of Ed Fung. Ed Fung was a newsman par excellence. Guyanese by birth, he was one of the foundation members of the News Department of Radio Guardian, as 610 Radio was then known, along with legendary broadcasters like Larry Heywood, Frank Hughes and Leo De Leon. Ed Fung He…
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Bad Mouth: Justice Latchoo in conversation about defamation
Bad Mouth: Justice Latchoo in conversation about defamation
Joint the Media Association and Justice Kathy-Ann Waterman-Latchoo for an informed conversation via Zoom about media law with a special focus on defamation laws and how reporters can avoid getting sued. Justice Latchoo is a High Court judge and former Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions. Before embarking on her legal career, she was a newspaper journalist for 16 years. She is the author of the…
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The changing landscape of journalism in T&T
The changing landscape of journalism in T&T
Above: Clayton Clarke. The recent elections of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago on October 2 saw the changing of the guard without a word being uttered, a manifesto launched or a ballot cast. Some may question the democracy in the process as the incoming executive led by Ira Mathur was more or less handed the reins to run MATT after the incumbent, with Dr. Sheila Rampersad as head,…
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Saluting invisible media workers
Saluting invisible media workers
Ira Mathur’s opinion column for the Trinidad Guardian on October 10, 2021. When the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded journalists Maria Ressa (Philippines) and Dmitry Muratov (Russia) The Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for their efforts “to safeguard freedom of expression, a precondition for democracy and lasting peace” it was a win for journalists globally. This prize is a recognition of the Fourth…
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November 28, 2017: Participants at the second installment of the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago's and COSTAATT's Entrepreneurial Journalism workshop, which is being hosted at U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section at Briar Place on Sweet Briar Road in Port of Spain.. #MediaTrainingTT #MATTEvents #EJournos17