On November 13, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer and Teresa Ndanga, Chairperson of the Media Institute of Southern Africa Malawi Chapter (MISA-Malawi), opened a four-day workshop in Lilongwe for 20 Malawian community radio journalists from across the country. The workshop, funded by the U.S. Embassy and led by American journalism trainer Daniel Brown, is designed to strengthen the capacity of community radio journalists to report effectively on the issues affecting their communities.