Dar es Salaam, Feb. 4 -- DODOMA: THE recently appointed Journalists Accreditation Board is expected to begin its work shortly, Parliament was informed yesterday.

The Deputy Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Mr Hamis Mwinjuma, told the House that the sixmember board, led by veteran journalist Tido Mhando, will help ensure journalists adhere to professional standards.

The deputy minister was responding to a supplementary question posed by Special Seats lawmaker, Tauhida Gallos (CCM) raised concerns about non-professional journalists, particularly their online publications that violate professional ethics.

Makete MP Festo Sanga echoed these concerns, asking about the governments plans to regulate media owners who hire no...