You've talked more of poor journalism than dangerous journalism. Poor journalism doesn't need regulation, that's why we have an array of news sources to pick from. Dangerous journalism e.g. inciting a group of people to violence is a different monster. Our government is little known for fair play and discretion so I understand the fear of the Media. On to my main POINT. The items the government is claiming to regulate can easily by spread over the internet. Porn, Violence, Defarmation, ... Don't be surprised if internet also becomes 'regulated' in a couple of years: If most Kenyans are online, then they get most of their news online. Laws will be in place to stop media houses from blah blah blah. Therefore online content from a media house will be regulated. People will move away from 'informal' media to get their 'un-regulated news', which is more popular. Media houses' business feel threatened, and some of them might want these 'informals' to be regulated. (In short, it's too late for media houses). Government smiles and starts internet regulations. Government's argument is that since they cannot identify these 'strange' characters blogging and posting images and videos that are 'unregulated' then they have to block them. It's a tricky problem! 8~| --- On Mon, 1/11/10, David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote: From: David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd <kianiadee@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Kenyan media has failed, the government must control it now To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 10:28 PM I speak with some level of Authority having worked at both KTN and Nation Media Group. Honestly I can't tell what the Media have done with the freedom they have and now claim to have lost. The content is despicable from the music videos, to the poorly researched news items to the hideous accents from lord knows where. I don't see what the media is making noise about, unless they are defending their freedom to remain unprofessional and retrogressive. I watched in dismay as KTN covered a soccer tournament sponsored by their Managing Editor in Western Kenya, personal family stories (Citizen) and end of year company parties (Nation Media) as though they were national issues. Without a doubt, content the content sucks and the reporters (by far the majority) do not have professional journalism training. Should we entrust such a powerful medium to the current crop of journalists and media houses do they deserve it? Kiania D On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:10 PM, <crystal@voicesofafrica.org> wrote:
It isn't laws that bring change on the ground. It requires freedom. That is development: when the people have the freedom and opportunity to live as they chose. Both the media and the government have failed. But we have a chance to take control of our futures through our collective voice. That should include everyone not only the government, the media, and the elites. Over 70 percent of Kenyans are employed in agriculture and there is little access to the government, the media, or the outside world. We should spend a little more time thinking about the majority instead of focusing on the minority.
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-----Original Message----- From: Pius W Walela <PWalela@strathmore.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:22:07 To: Skunkworks Forum<skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Kenyan media has failed, the government must control it now
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