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Background

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The Media Council of Tanzania (MCT) is an independent, voluntary, non-statutory self regulatory body established by the media fraternity on June 30th 1995 at the Journalists and Stakeholders’ Convention that was held in Dar es Salaam. Its operations however commenced on May 22nd 1997 when it was officially registered under the Societies Ordinance, 1954.

Status

MCT is an independent, voluntary non-statutory body with the objective of assisting and maintaining freedom of the media in the United Republic of Tanzania.