Mary Mbewe
Mary Mbewe is a Zambian journalist. She is executive editor of the Daily Nation, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of a major newspaper in Zambia. In 2020 the World Association of News Publishers awarded her the Women in News (WIN) Editorial Leadership Award for Africa.[1]
Life
[edit]Mwebe started as a journalist in 1991, working at the Zambia Daily Mail. In 2000 she became editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail, the first woman editor-in-chief in Zambia.[2]
In May 2017 she joined the Daily Nation as executive editor.[3]
Mwebe was a founder member of the Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ). She is a member of the Zambia Media Women Association (ZAMWA) and the Zambian Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Caroline Wafula (8 September 2020). "Zambian Editor Mary Mbewe Wins Media Leadership Award". Daily Nation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Audrey Matitsa (8 September 2020). "Journalist Mary Mbewe named WIN Editorial Leadership Award Laureate". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Mary Mbewe Editorial Laureate 2020 for Africa – Wan-Ifra". Indian Printer Publisher. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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