[kictanet] FW: Nation Media Group sacks 100 journalists forsupporting Media Bill

[David Makali]

That's utter nonsense. Any journalist who doesn't see anything wrong with the laws, including all the things we have pointed out does not deserve the title of a journalist.

I hold no brief for nmg but the reason you attribute to the sackings is both puerile and false. No demonstration has been planned by nation group or any media organisation so the question of forcing any1 doesn't arise.
This is part of the propaganda whose source is obvious. 

The defence of media freedom and our country's democratic foundations will continue, with or without such rearguard actions.
David


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--- On Tue, 1/6/09, Marie-Anne Kinyanjui <mkinyanjui at nation.co.ke> wrote:

> From: Marie-Anne Kinyanjui <mkinyanjui at nation.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: Nation Media Group sacks 100 journalists forsupporting Media Bill
> To: dmakali at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:36 AM
> Absolutely not true.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> kictanet-bounces+mkinyanjui=nation.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
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> On Behalf Of James Kagwe
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:29 PM
> To: Marie-Anne Kinyanjui
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: [kictanet] FW: Nation Media Group sacks 100
> journalists
> forsupporting Media Bill
> 
> 
> Got this forward from someone..... Just wondering if this
> is true....
> someone who might be aware
> 
> 
> Subject: FW: Nation Media Group sacks 100 journalists for
> supporting
> Media Bill 
>  
> In an unprecedented move aimed at gagging their own
> journalists, Nation
> Media Group has sacked 100 journalists for refusing to be
> used to
> demonstrate against the so called draconian media bill.  
> 
> Media owners have taken an uncompromising view of any
> journalist who
> voices a different opinion from that of media owners when
> it comes to
> the media act.  
> 
> Some journalists have said clearly that the media act does
> not contain
> any draconian clauses but journalists are being forced to
> write stories
> to support media owners who are scared that the legislation
> will weaken
> their power.
> 
> Some of those fired include Nation News Editor Emman Omari,
> NTV Anchor
> Winnie Mukami, Coast Bureau Chief Edman Kwen....
> 
>  
> 
> Read full story here
> http://www.kenyanewsroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3
> 7&Itemid=1
> <http://www.kenyanewsroom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=
> 37&Itemid=1> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
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