[kictanet] how positive can foreign media be?

[Warigia Bowman]

Evans, +1

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans at gmail.com> wrote:

> Makali, I totally disagree with you. For a long time we have suffered this
> thing of the foreign media coming to Africa and ONLY reporting on the
> negative issues. Its either children starving, or tribal wars,  as if there
> are no problems where they come from!
>
> While this may be be actually happening, there is an immoral focus on only
> the negative news. While am not saying that he local media are angels, but
> at least they got one point right this time round. This is the fact that
> the media plays a very important role in shaping opinion and even in
> shepherding a population in a certain direction. This may not be a good
> thing but its the reality. They realize that they are a part of this
> country and if it burns, they will burn with it. They are stakeholders.
> Remember the analogy of the egg and ham sandwich?
>
> What of the foreign press? By focussing only on the negative stories all
> the time, they not only give the wrong impression about us to the world,
> but they also affect our relations with the outside world. Do they care? No
> they dont. As long as they sell their stories they are fine. The more
> sensational it is, the higher the ratings. As a Kenyan, I have a problem
> with that.
>
> Evans
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:09 PM, <dmakali at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> On reflection, I wonder whether this outright condemnation of foreign
>> media and how they expected us to slaughter each other is not ironical.
>>
>> I dnt hold any brief for the Western press but what did we expect them to
>> do? We keep telling our countrymen in Budalangi to plan ahead to avoid the
>> perils of the perennial floods. If they moved uphill with their belongings
>> and it did not rain would you mock and call them stupid?
>>
>> Going by the 2008 precedent, wasnt electoral dispute and possible
>> violence  a reasonable  expectation on their part? Should we condemn them
>> for preparing for the worst or congratulate ourselves for behaving well and
>> differently this time (even as the saga continues)?
>>
>> The Western media have their weaknesses but gloating abt their
>> "disappointment" methinks is a little bizzarre on our part. We should in
>> the same breath condemn the numerous observer missions prowling every
>> corner of the republic becoz we are suspected thieves of elections.
>>
>> In short, we have no moral basis to castigate the foreign press for
>> showing skewed and prejudicial interest. Its enough to just deny them the
>> reason.
>>
>> - Makali
>>
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