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kenya
so this is the political problems in kenya?
role of media
koli matolo
the media has a role of dissemminating information in the public interest,when kenyan media was barred from live broadcast the audiences were thrown in a kind of anxiety which only heightened the tension which was there as they waited for the results of the concluded elections. this communication blackout tensed kenyans even more thus the government played a role by creating the suspense. even if the media reported on the violence, the violence had to start from some where and definately the media picked it from there . may be their responsibility was lack of maturity and objectivity in reporting the volence.
Media-Society-Media-Society
Is there not a fundamental policy flaw at the heart of the BBC WST paper - a flaw reflected in overall media development policies by AID agencies - that in some way the "media" can be treated as different than society. When clearly there is a direct relationship - indeed not even a relationship but they are one and the same thing. Witness media in Russia under Putin - no public outcry. Or how about media in USA post 9/11 - overtly patriotic. Impossible to understand Canadian medi a in absence of understanding Quebec-Canada relationship and that 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of USA border. So why are we so surprised when media itself reflects and communicates - gives voice to - the tensions in Kenya? Is that not just the "national conversation" that media so proudly claims as its role?