<div dir="auto">All I know is that media (mainstream and bloggers ) are private businesses that monetize content distribution through advertising to readers and viewers. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This is the primary reason why we must be protected from the media itself because mistakes such as this one can result in very unfortunate situations or reactions from the viewers and listeners.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Let us get government to play the its role when it comes to protecting mwananchi against tyrant licensees and bloggers. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 2, 2017 10:46 AM, "Mildred Achoch via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ali,<div><br></div><div>I agree. Let's not throw away the baby with the bath water. Just because some bloggers thrive on sensationalism does not mean all bloggers and blogging are invalid. I was silently noting how lenient the attitude was towards this mainstream media's faux pas. I was imagining the hell that would have been raised if it was a blogger. Why the double standard?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Mildred Achoch.<br><br>On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dorcas</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I concur with you in this case. 'Mainstream' media ought to do better than bloggers if simply because they have better resources. This was a case of compounding an already volatile situation with the murder of our brother Chris. They should have done basic corroboration and gone beyond innuendo. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">However, we should be careful not to throw the baby with the bath water..</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><img src="http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=0620612d-7d50-4f12-cf40-86d1b6e15c0e" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1"><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Earlier Today </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000134625/-breaking-news-kdf-spokesperson-colonel-joseph-owuoth-has-gone-missing" target="_blank">https://www.standardmedia.co.k<wbr>e/ktnnews/video/2000134625/-br<wbr>eaking-news-kdf-spokesperson-c<wbr>olonel-joseph-owuoth-has-gone-<wbr>missing</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Now </div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000134629/-developing-story-kdf-spokesperson-colonel-joseph-owuoth-confirms-that-he-is-alive" target="_blank">https://www.standardmedia.co.k<wbr>e/ktnnews/video/2000134629/-de<wbr>veloping-story-kdf-spokesperso<wbr>n-colonel-joseph-owuoth-confir<wbr>ms-that-he-is-alive</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>
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