[kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?

[Andrea Bohnstedt]

Reporting on a press conference is not automatically 'agitating for
inflammatory statements'.

I agree with the TV station's decisions not to air party press
conferences live, but if you can't report on any criticism of the
process, then media become pretty meaningless. CORD have said (as
reported) that they will respect the legal process.

I've quickly checked the Nation Facebook feed and they reported this 40min ago.

On 7 March 2013 12:55, Sammy Buruchara <buruchara at me.com> wrote:
> Edith,
>
> Because foreign media have been agitating for inflammatory statements. Just
> that this time they do not have much for their dirty games.
> They are penchant for looking for sensational material to cause violence and
> fear of our situation both locally and internationally.
>
> At this time we need sober reporting and all efforts for peaceful conclusion
> of this delicate part of the polls.
>
> Sammy Buruchara
>
>
> From: Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
> Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:21 PM
> To: <buruchara at mac.com>
> Cc: KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum <mediaeditors at lists.kictanet.or.ke>,
> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: [kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?
>
> Listers,
>
>
>
> With the information revolution, news makes round at the speed of light.
>
>
>
> Why should we be getting breaking news of this kind (below) from
> international news? Why not from our local media? Should our source of
> information be by international media houses?
>
>
>
> The media is represented on this list, what’s going on?
>
>
>
> Agence France-Presse (@AFP) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013:
> #BREAKING: Running mate of Kenya PM Odinga - one of the frontrunners in
> Monday's presidential polls - alleges vote-rigging
>
>
>
> BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013:
> Party of 2nd-placed candidate in Kenyan elections, Raila Odinga, says it has
> evidence that results are being "doctored"
>
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