<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Mercy,<br><br><br><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">(a) What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?</span><br><br></b></div><b>Fake News makes mainstream media loose credibility. This has a general impact on their income. That said my worry is the impact of fake news on the internet itself. The moment the Internet is associated with fake news, e-commerce will also be affected since trust is a key element or tenet of the Internet.<br></b><div><b><br></b><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>(b)
</b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?</span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>The media should assist in educating the public on the difference between fake news and credible news. If the Media can invest in joint initiatives such as the presidential debate viewed and listened to by all citizens they can use a similar approach to sensitize the public to desist from spreading fake news. NCIC can work with the Media Council on this.</b><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"></span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)"></span></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><b>(c) </b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Is the Kenyan media doing enough?<br></span></b><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)">Definitely not. The Kenyan media came under scrutiny in the just concluded elections. I think the media fraternity needs to go back to drawing board and positively confront the criticism they received. Over and above the balance sheet, the media has a role in the society as a corporate citizen.<br></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)">d)</span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)">With regard to platforms such as Face Book and Google, they only operate within the laws of the Jurisdictions they operate in. That Said we have seen some positive efforts from Facebook and Google have made significant efforts in participating in local policy development , they can step up their efforts in educating users on their rights and responsibilities as netizens. Most importantly , emphasis should be on the fact that what is wrong offline is wrong online.</span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><br></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)">Thank you<br></span></b></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:24 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> 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">Good morning Listers. <br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">It's another great day to talk about Fake News! Day 1 we focused on the prevalence of Fake News and the role of different stakeholders in combating it. Now we move to <b>Platform Responsibility. </b><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">For those who are just joining us, KICTANet is carrying out a three day online engagement with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) on how to deal with Fake News. Feel free to share your proposals on possible interventions.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Here are some questions to guide our discussion today:<br><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"></span></b><br><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)">(a) What is the effect of Fake News to the mainstream media?</span><br><br></b><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b>(b)
</b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">What is the role of the Kenyan media in combating Fake News?</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><br><span style="color:rgb(166,77,121)"><br><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><br></span></span></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"><b>(c) </b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)">Is the Kenyan media doing enough?<br></span></b><b><br><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><br></span></b></div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29)"><b>(d) </b><b>What should platforms such as Facebook and Google be doing to reduce the
effect of Fake News? Is there a need for localised solutions?</b></span><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255)"></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br>Fire away. <br></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div class="m_-4388226958689093574gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>Mercy Mutemi</b>. <br></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b><i><br></i></b></span></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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