[kictanet] Cyber Cop

Tue Mar 19 18:29:29 EAT 2013

Global trends

Cable, local TV news largely forgo in-depth reporting, devote more
airtime to low-cost fillers

Cable and local TV news economization efforts are driving US viewers
away, further depleting already scarce resources. This
self-perpetuating cycle, fueled by falling in-depth reporting, could
mean that TV news is headed for the same uncertain financial future as
newspapers.

In fact, according to a Pew Research Center report released Monday,
one in three have stopped tuning in to a particular news outlet
because of fewer stories and less detailed coverage.

Local TV ad revenues were at a 10-year low in 2012, even with
political ads from the presidential election. This translates to less
investigative reports, more opinion pieces, shorter stories and more
weather, traffic and sports filler.

“These cutbacks are real,” Amy Mitchell, acting director for Pew’s
Project for Excellence in Journalism, told the Associated Press. “And
based on the data that we’ve collected, they are having an effect.”

The report concludes that news outlets’ “financial future may well
hinge on their ability to provide high quality reporting.” However,
with less money to finance such journalism, TV news outlets are now
devoting 40 percent of total airtime to traffic, weather and sports, a
25 percent increase in airtime from 2007. This means less time for
edited packages and breaking news. Mitchell told AP that this increase
at the cost of local news coverage does not bode well for the
industry’s future because weather, sports and traffic information is
readily available online.

“We are at a point where we have to get back to quality and think
about what we are giving people,” she said.

Perhaps in an attempt to scale back, cable networks are increasingly
dominated by opinion, which is less expensive to produce than original
reporting. MSNBC’s pieces are 85 percent opinion, Fox News’ 55
percent, and CNN’s 46 percent. Now 63 percent of airtime during the
day is commentary.

Stories are shortening, suggesting a decrease in in-depth reporting.
In the 1998 to 2002 period, 31 percent of stories were over one minute
long, and 42 percent were under 30 seconds. In 2012, only 20 percent
of stories were over one minute long, and 50 percent were less than 30
seconds.

Breaking news coverage, which formerly dominated daytime news
programs, dropped by about a third from 2007 to 2012. Fox News saw the
greatest decrease in live-event coverage from 13 percent in 2007 to 1
percent in 2012. Daytime coverage is now beginning to resemble
primetime with more opinion pieces and interviews. This allows cable
news stations to save money from on-site camera crews and
correspondents.

Coverage of government, politics and crime is also decreasing.
Government and politics news dropped from 7 percent in 2005 to 3
percent in 2012, and crime news fell from 29 percent in 2005 to 17
percent in 2010.

Interviews are replacing edited packages at cable news networks.
Airtime of packaged stories fell 20 percent overall, from 41 percent
in 2005 to 33 percent in 2012, and interview time increased from 39
percent to 51 percent. CNN, which previously stood out among other
channels for its high percentage of edited packages, is now devoting
the greatest percentage of time to interviews, with a jump from 30
percent in 2007 to 57 percent in 2012. CNN’s edited packages’ airtime
fell from 50 percent to 24 percent.

In contrast, network news “has remained an island of stability in an
otherwise rapidly transforming media environment,” according to the
report. It shows fewer signs of financial troubles, as their program
formats and story lengths have remained relatively consistent since
2007.

On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:
> True about Egypt, but that was to extend the Govts iron-grasp on the
> populace. Is there any country in Africa with as much civil liberty as
> Kenya? Let us not look the gift horse in the mouth...
>
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> On Mar 19, 2013 4:44 PM, "meshack emakunat" <memakunat at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Just for thought Egypt shut down internet during the Arab uprising in
>> 2011.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 5:21 AM PDT Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) wrote:
>>
>> >Brian,
>> >I agree with you that the insanity on social media has gone beyond
>> >mere expression or opinion. The gloves are so off. There are too many
>> >instances where people are commenting without regard for the rights
>> >and reputations of others. It is as if the various camps have brought
>> >out their best propaganda machinery...and it keeps getting nastier as
>> >the election/ petition proceeds. And the intolerance! Why on earth do
>> >we have to abuse someone for their opinion? Didn't our foreparents
>> >fight so hard for plurality?
>> >
>> >On agenda four, maybe we missed the bus at the truth and
>> >reconciliation stop. But all is not lost and it is just wrong for
>> >people to keep stirring ethnic/sectarian emotions in the name of
>> >communal anger. Haven't we always been angry? Why is the anger more
>> >urgent now?
>> >
>> >Action should be taken towards those inciting others. I agree with
>> >Macharia Gaitho, someone needs to stop this social media violence!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >2013/3/19 Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>:
>> >> Emmanuel,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for setting me straight, this is clear evidence of the ignorance
>> >> I
>> >> alluded to as I began my previous post :)
>> >>
>> >> On a more serious note and once again, thank you so much for bringing
>> >> this
>> >> out, Agenda Four is a very critical part of our Nationhood. As you have
>> >> pointed out, the media might seem to have lost focus, forgotten or
>> >> ignored
>> >> it's importance.
>> >>
>> >> But on issues of such grave importance as the Agenda Four - couldn't it
>> >> also
>> >> be argued that all stakeholders have failed in their roles?
>> >>
>> >> The two principals
>> >> International Civil Society
>> >> Local Civil Society
>> >> Various relevant organs of Government
>> >> Legal Fraternity
>> >> Media Houses
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Brian
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Emmanuel Khisa
>> >> <oloo.khisa at googlemail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Brian,
>> >>
>> >> I did not refer to blackout on politicians.
>> >>
>> >> The media has been failing in their role as interrogators of the deeper
>> >> issues of Agenda four...Please note the following as regards the
>> >> national
>> >> accord:
>> >>
>> >> The National Accord
>> >>
>> >> The two parties agreed to tackle four main agenda items to end the
>> >> political crisis and address its underlying causes.
>> >>
>> >> Agenda Item 1: Immediate Action to Stop Violence and Restore
>> >> Fundamental
>> >> Rights.
>> >> Agenda Item 2: Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis, and Promoting
>> >> Healing
>> >> and Reconciliation.
>> >> Agenda Item 3: How to Overcome the Political Crisis (power sharing).
>> >> Agenda Item 4: Tackling Long-term Issues.
>> >>
>> >> Agenda four addresses the long standing issues of Land, Equity and
>> >> other
>> >> causative factors of ethnic violence ( PEV included). This does not
>> >> screem
>> >> any politician's name, it simply means this so called Mantra of PEACE
>> >> has
>> >> been used to cloud our collective psychie as a country. The problem
>> >> with
>> >> this is that today you think Kenya is peaceful just because we are able
>> >> to
>> >> drive around Nairobi and go for our nyama choma sessions in Naivasha or
>> >> Kajiado...what we forget is that so far we have no report on the Tana
>> >> River
>> >> Violence, Baragoi Massacre, Garrisa and NE province violence, simmering
>> >> conflicts in Kwale and the entire coast...We are all glued to our TVs
>> >> very
>> >> ready to embrace "PEACE" while conviniently avoiding the topics listed
>> >> as
>> >> grievances...
>> >>
>> >> So Mr. Munyao, it is very critical that we begin to not use the
>> >> responsibility of Cyber use as a pannacea for all the ills facing the
>> >> country for ventilating we must late people ventilate..and the
>> >> institutions
>> >> charged with these responsibilities must use the tones and trends of
>> >> discussion online to map out issues that need addressing...and The
>> >> MEDIA
>> >> must be key here....The Agenda Four items will not address themselve
>> >> and yet
>> >> it is these issues..longstanding that will slow down the currently
>> >> raging
>> >> tribal sentiments on the internet.
>> >>
>> >> My thoughts,
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe
>> >> <blongwe at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Please excuse my ignorance but in responding to Emmanuel's input I
>> >>> don't
>> >>> see the relationship between media's black out on politicians and the
>> >>> insanity on social media.
>> >>>
>> >>> Let's put this in context - the media blackout affects a select few -
>> >>> the
>> >>> political elite who are looking for a platform to push their own
>> >>> personal
>> >>> and political agendas. The blackout has to a certain extent protected
>> >>> Kenyans from their inflammatory statements.
>> >>>
>> >>> On the other hand, the social media activity involves hundreds, if not
>> >>> thousands of individuals who are expressing their personal opinions
>> >>> (as
>> >>> negative and unsavoury as those might be). I place emphasis here on
>> >>> *expressing their opinion*. The fact that they are using social media
>> >>> as one
>> >>> of the channels where their opinion gets aired is simply that, a
>> >>> matter of
>> >>> fact. I am sure that they express the same opinion in their homes,
>> >>> over
>> >>> their phones, in their hair salons, bars, classrooms, gyms etc...This
>> >>> is
>> >>> because the opinion belongs to them.
>> >>>
>> >>> Let us not be naive and try to separate the opinion from the
>> >>> individual
>> >>> behind it. That to me, is the more important issue. A tribal tirade on
>> >>> social media is indicative of a tribal opinion held by an individual
>> >>> with
>> >>> tribal beliefs. Solve the basic problem of promoting Kenyanness, unity
>> >>> and a
>> >>> non-tribal outlook and I believe that strides begin to be made towards
>> >>> solving the problem.
>> >>>
>> >>> My two cents,
>> >>>
>> >>> Brian
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> John F. Kennedy - “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will
>> >>> make violent revolution inevitable”
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:oloo.khisa at googlemail.com]
>> >>> Sent: March 19, 2013 9:50 AM
>> >>> To: Edith Adera
>> >>> Cc: oloo.khisa at gmail.com; KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet ICT
>> >>> Policy Discussions
>> >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cyber Cop
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> +1,
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Indeed cyber responsiblilty is not a standalone initiative...cyber
>> >>> exists as a channel for expressing the societal views and does not
>> >>> therefore
>> >>> exist on its on...
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> The day we realise that gagging the traditional media does not work in
>> >>> the 21st century internet age we will start making steps to tackle the
>> >>> difficult issues the SOUL of the country is struggling with.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> We can make noise about responsible internet use but for as long as
>> >>> the
>> >>> media blacks out channels of communications, blogsphere will remain
>> >>> the only
>> >>> media of expression for the populace...
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> IMHO we are a country that is quick to bury its head in the sand and
>> >>> now
>> >>> we are left with a simmering problem on Agenda 4 which remain
>> >>> unattended to
>> >>> and which is awaiting an opportune time to explode..
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Regard
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Bwana Ndemo,
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> As I reflected on your unenviable job as a “cyber cop” (watching you
>> >>> on
>> >>> The Trend last Friday) and stumbled on this article by Gaitho entitled
>> >>> “The
>> >>> demented postings on social media must stop before blood flows”
>> >>> http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1723754/-/ee6vonz/-/index.html
>> >>> it
>> >>> occurred to me that we probably need something deeper, while we must
>> >>> address
>> >>> the madness online.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> You’re on record here advocating for policy/decision-making based on
>> >>> empirical/research evidence. I recall your spirited campaign about the
>> >>> Cancer Bill that MPs excitedly passed without the benefit of
>> >>> scientific
>> >>> evidence as to “the actual cause of cancers in Kenya”. You argued that
>> >>> you
>> >>> wished they did not get excited about addressing the symptoms of the
>> >>> problem, but the root cause.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> As you crack down on cyber haters (to address the symptoms of the
>> >>> problem), could we also ask ourselves a couple of questions (listers,
>> >>> feel
>> >>> free to add more questions) to get to the ROOT CAUSE of this ANGER:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> *why are people so angry?
>> >>>
>> >>> *is this anger only in cyberspace?
>> >>>
>> >>> *If not, to what extent is it a reflection of simmering (unexpressed)
>> >>> anger on the ground?
>> >>>
>> >>> *what are the implications of unexpressed anger?
>> >>>
>> >>> *why are people comfortable to express such deep anger online and not
>> >>> offline? What are they afraid of?
>> >>>
>> >>> *How can long-lasting co-existence be achieved, once and for all?
>> >>>
>> >>> * etc etc etc
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Someone has work to do as we try to address the short-term symptoms –
>> >>> is
>> >>> it the academic community? or pollsters can have a post-election job
>> >>> to do?
>> >>> I don’t know, but the RROT CAUSE, we must find including the
>> >>> solutions.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Reflective Edith
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >> "Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"...
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Oloo Khisa
>> >> P.O. Box 24324-00100
>> >> Nairobi
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>> >--
>> >Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
>> >Kenya
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