Academic Staff Profile

Mr. Joe Mlenga

MA Global Journalism, MA Human Rights Practice

School of Education, Communication & Media Studies Journalism & Media Studies Department

Office: Chichiri Campus, Room 29

Email: jmlenga@mubas.ac.mw

Research Interests

Media and human rights, Media and politics, North-South collaboration, Development, Democracy, Good governance, Radio

Publication Areas

Arts & Humanities Other Topics, Communication, Social Issues, Sociology, Government & Law, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, International Relations

Biography & Background

Joe Mlenga hails from Chibwana village, TA Kuntaja, Blantyre. He went to Likhubula and Dharap (Namiwawa) Primary Schools in Blantyre, before being selected to HHI Secondary School.
Joe acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science at Chancellor College, University of Malawi.
Before joining the academia, he worked for Malawi Broadcasting Corporation and rose to the positions of chief editor, chief producer as well as chief reporter.
Mlenga holds an MA Global Journalism obtained at Orebro University in Sweden, and an MA Human Rights Practice achieved at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, University of Tromso in Norway and Roehampton University in the United Kingdom (Erasmus Mundus programme).