Malawi 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organized in trade unions and/or professional associations. ANALYSIS: Up to a few months ago, there was no national trade union for journalists in place. The Communication Workers Union of Malawi (COWUMA) has just been launched and is presently on a campaign to recruit members. MBC has its own Workers Union. There are a number of media associations such as NAMISA (with 300 individual and 10 institutional members), the Nyika and Mzuzu Press Clubs in the Northern Region, the Lilongwe Press Club in the Central Region and the Kabula Press Club in the Southern Region. Other associations include the Malawi Women Media Association (MAMWA), Broadcasters Association of Malawi (BAMA), the Community Radio Association, the National Editors Forum (NEFORM) and the Malawi chapter of Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA). SCORES: Individual scores: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3 Average score: 3.7 OVERALL SCORE FOR SECTOR 4: 2.7 36 African Media Barometer - Malawi 2006