I invite comments on my proposed middle-ground:-<br><br>To alleviate plausible MOA fears of govt control of the media, and to ensure the media do not bombard consumers with self-interests, the Bill is amended to put consumers in control of the Council and government to fund.<br><br>An inaccurate journalist punished by consumers would feel less pain than that from government whips, consumers cannot be controlled by government with the mature media fraternity as the watchdogs. <br><br>Please critique.<br><br>Regards,<br><br><b><i>bitange@jambo.co.ke</i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Dear All,<br>There is no MOA version. The Bill you have was drafted by MOA in<br>Naivasha. The Government in consultation with all stakeholders (at Kenya<br>School of Monetary Studies) inserted the implementation framework after it<br>became clear that no one wanted to fund the Media Council. The
Government<br>has never had any or has no intention of controlling media through the<br>Minister by making any appointment to the Media Council. However, if<br>Government has to fund the Council then the Minister is accountable to<br>Parliament. Therefore, whoever the Minister is at the time must make the<br>Council accountable to him/her. There is no problem with the Bill to<br>blindly dismiss it. The problem lies with the funding mechanism not the<br>regulatory content which indeed provide for self regulation.<br><br>Ndemo.<br><br><br>> Hi all,<br>><br>> I really would like to post a few ideas on this one. But<br>> wish to have a look at what the Media is proposing i.e.<br>> vis-a-vis what the Govt has published (thanx Alice for<br>> sharing it).<br>><br>> Waruru K. Are you there?<br>> Plse email us what the Media Owners Assc.(MOA) prefers for<br>> comparison purposes. Indeed criticism without specific<br>> counter-proposals
amounts to euphoria (which<br>> (un?)fortunately does work in these parts of the world)<br>><br>> Plse, could someone table the MOA perspective? Who knows we<br>> might discover it is all the same or the contentious issues<br>> could be few and possibly reviewable.<br>><br>> walu.<br>><br>> --- bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:<br>><br>>> Dear All,<br>>> Our media continue publish one sided stories. In my view<br>>> it is important<br>>> that we shed some light on the Media Bill and the<br>>> Integrity of the<br>>> Industry.<br>>><br>>> It should be obvious that integrity in media is of great<br>>> importance to the<br>>> public, to individual journalists and their institutions,<br>>> and to the<br>>> health of the media enterprise. The increasing social,<br>>> economic, and<br>>> political significance of media has led to greater<br>>> demands that<br>>>
journalists and their institutions be held accountable<br>>> when using public<br>>> funds. Media subjects and their families expect<br>>> journalism to do what is<br>>> necessary to minimize the risks posed by irresponsible<br>>> reporting. Society<br>>> rely on the honesty and competency of professionals, and<br>>> society's<br>>> confidence in and support for media rests on public trust<br>>> in the integrity<br>>> of journalists and their institutions. It is incumbent<br>>> upon the media<br>>> community to create and nurture an environment that both<br>>> promotes high<br>>> ethical standards and preserves public trust in<br>>> journalistic inquiry.<br>>><br>>> Yet, all is not well in the media community. Several<br>>> high-profile<br>>> incidents, ranging from blatant disregard for the<br>>> principal of<br>>> objectivity, to the fabrication
of articles, to the death<br>>> of breadth of<br>>> subjects outside politics, have raised concerns about the<br>>> integrity of<br>>> those engaged in media. During the past year, we have<br>>> seen too many<br>>> instances of media misconduct, like the front page<br>>> pictures of Matheri�s<br>>> innocent children. Another leading daily fabricates a<br>>> story that an<br>>> opposition leader visits State house. Who will forget<br>>> the Hope FM<br>>> incident where innocent lives were lost yet the<br>>> Government was blamed for<br>>> not taking action in advance. Incidents such as these<br>>> have in most cases<br>>> tainted the noble profession of journalism. The Media<br>>> Bill is indeed<br>>> Media Council Bill just like the Nursing Council Act,<br>>> Medical<br>>> Practitioner�s Act, etc. Lawyers, Pharmacists,<br>>> Architects,
Engineers all<br>>> subscribe to some Act of Parliament to guard against<br>>> their own excesses<br>>> and the consumers.<br>>><br>>> In the past few days we have witnessed Media at its worst<br>>> � manipulating<br>>> public opinion � by only telling one side of the story in<br>>> the process<br>>> breaching their own ethical standards. Check all<br>>> articles on Media<br>>> Bill. They have even gone to the extent of gathering a<br>>> number of<br>>> activists and calling such meetings as stakeholder.<br>>> Government which is a<br>>> major stakeholder (supplies 90% of the news through KNA<br>>> to Media houses)<br>>> is not even invited. Not one of those meeting that they<br>>> have entertained<br>>> the other side of the of the story. This indeed should<br>>> be the very reason<br>>> why the Media Council must step in to advise on
media�s<br>>> responsibilities.<br>>><br>>> In Tanzania where the same process is going on, views are<br>>> analyzed from<br>>> both sides. Media does not retract on their word.<br>>> Despite the fact media<br>>> developed the current Media Council Bill, they continue<br>>> to argue that<br>>> Government did not consult stakeholders. You now<br>>> understand why a good<br>>> constitution was defeated. Should we allow a few<br>>> individuals to make<br>>> decisions that affect our future? There is imminent<br>>> danger if media is<br>>> not regulated simply because they have not managed to<br>>> regulate themselves<br>>> without statutes. Do you want to see another Hope FM<br>>> scenario?<br>>> Vernacular stations are preaching Venom and if it gets<br>>> worse, you know who<br>>> the media will blame.<br>>><br>>> Our only hope is
that we are increasingly becoming a<br>>> knowledge society and<br>>> Internet with or without print and electronic media will<br>>> enable us to<br>>> communicate. Media has refused to publish alternative<br>>> views on the Media<br>>> Bill. Luckily they cannot mislead everbody.<br>>><br>>><br>>> Ndemo<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ----------------------------------------------<br>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and<br>>> dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is<br>>> believed to be clean.<br>>> ---------------------------------------------<br>>> "easy access to the world"<br>>><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> kictanet mailing list<br>>> kictanet@kictanet.or.ke<br>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>>><br>>> Please unsubscribe or change your options
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