A MALAWI newspaper editor has been demoted for not using a story about President Bakili Muluzi opening a plastic factory as his newspaper’s front page lead. The editor used a story headlined ”Malawi Police to Serve in Kosovo” as its main article instead of an account of Muluzi’s visit to the plastic factory. The Media Institute of Southern Africa reported that Rankin Nyekanyeka, editor of the ”Daily Times” – one of the only two daily newspapers in the country – had maintained that it was his professional choice to lead with the Kosovo story. The Blantyre paper was recently taken over by a government-appointed board. – AFP