I thought this page was very useful. I was particularly interested by the comment that 'many examples were provided of just how critical media was to any level of public discourse in countries like the DR Congo'. Does this mean that there isn't any real public discourse in the DR Congo other than in the media? One can think of reasons why this might be the case - such as that hardly anyone in that country represents a public interest, or collective interest, other than the interests of their kinship group. I'm not saying this makes media irrelevant - and I'm pretty sure that media like Radio Okapi have been effective in the DR Congo in countering false rumours and allaying tensions. But I wonder what examples people came up with, during the discussion, of media in the Congo improving governance by holding the powerful to account? Please send any answers to niclong65@hotmail.com
(I'm studying this for a dissertation). Thanks.