MNU asked to create special programme for editors
New government rules say editors need to be Maldivian, aged 25 and above, have a degree in journalism or a related field as well as five years experience at a registered media outlet.
26 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives National University has been asked to create a special programme for experienced journalists, after the Home Ministry delayed the introduction of tough new rules about who can be an editor.
A regulation gazetted in January imposed new criteria that editors at registered media outlets had to meet.
Editors need to be Maldivian, aged 25 and above, have a degree in journalism or a related field as well as five years experience at a ministry-registered media organisation. It is unclear what will happen to outlets whose editors do not meet these criteria.
News outlets now have an 18-month window for their editors to meet the education requirement, a tough ask given that the most recent census said fewer than 500 resident Maldivians had degrees.
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