[kictanet] Media Reports

[Abubakar Karsan]

Members of the group,let first of all appreciatiate the effectiveness of the discussions.On media reports let those who do the rerting adhere to this principle:tell the truth,tell the facts but minimize harm

karsan from tanzania
 
> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:42:57 +0300
> From: wainaina at madeinkenya.org
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Media Reports
> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> To: msabila at hotmail.com
> 
> As one of the people who brought up the Mungiki issue, I'd like to
> clarify that my concern is having it overplayed - not that we should
> blackout such news.
> 
> The issues should be reported but not in the way they are being
> portrayed at the expense of everything else - and even empowering
> Mungiki's objective to terrorise.
> 
> There must be other ways to lobby Ministers/Govt without dehumanising
> everyone else.
> 
> Wainaina
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/15/09, Luvisia Bakuli <luvisia.bakuli at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The media need to report both the good and the ugly news. Our wish that
> > they focus more on positive stories than negative ones may not help the
> > country in the long run. I think the anger voiced on the list at the
> > current media stories about Mungiki's menace in Central Province is
> > misdirected.
> >
> > Real people are dieing in those villages and we cannot wish that those
> > deaths were not reported. Rather let's pressurize the Minister and PS in
> > charge of internal security, the Administration Police, Police,
> > Paramilitary (GSU), CID, Special Branch, etc to contain this menace.
> > These government officials should be made to account for these deaths –I
> > think we need direct our anger and questions at these people not the
> > media. Bakuli
> >
> >
> >
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