Comments on: Can media build states? http://www.charliebeckett.org/?p=1019 Charlie Beckett comments on international journalism, media and society Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:12:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Africaexpat http://www.charliebeckett.org/?p=1019&cpage=1#comment-8320 Africaexpat Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:25:21 +0000 http://www.charliebeckett.org/?p=1019#comment-8320 Thank you so much for your link and kind words. It seems incredible that we are 12 months on from Kenya's election. The local media are now in the rather odd position of acting as the only existing opposition to Kenya's coalition government. Without them we would never know of the corruption and money making scams that continue seemingly unchecked. During the election some blame was laid at the door of the media for stirring up violence and I know that vernacular radio were broadcasting 'hate' messages, but for the most part I believe that the source of tribal violence and ill feeling came from powerful politicians and businessmen who, for their own gain, manipulated, incited (and paid) peace loving Kenyans to stir up trouble. Politicians ruthlessly used the 'tribe' card to win votes as they have done before. Thank you so much for your link and kind words. It seems incredible that we are 12 months on from Kenya’s election. The local media are now in the rather odd position of acting as the only existing opposition to Kenya’s coalition government. Without them we would never know of the corruption and money making scams that continue seemingly unchecked.

During the election some blame was laid at the door of the media for stirring up violence and I know that vernacular radio were broadcasting ‘hate’ messages, but for the most part I believe that the source of tribal violence and ill feeling came from powerful politicians and businessmen who, for their own gain, manipulated, incited (and paid) peace loving Kenyans to stir up trouble. Politicians ruthlessly used the ‘tribe’ card to win votes as they have done before.

]]> By: Podnosh Blog » Archive » Seth Godin and Charlie Beckett get clever about journalism http://www.charliebeckett.org/?p=1019&cpage=1#comment-8306 Podnosh Blog » Archive » Seth Godin and Charlie Beckett get clever about journalism Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:10:29 +0000 http://www.charliebeckett.org/?p=1019#comment-8306 [...] Interesting read from Charlie Beckett from a seminar at my old University, Sussex. “Any media, be it small scale community projects or a more mass news media organisation, will always be more sustainable and relevant if public participation is built in to all aspects of production and consumption. This all feels part of my vision of future media as more Networked.” [...] [...] Interesting read from Charlie Beckett from a seminar at my old University, Sussex. “Any media, be it small scale community projects or a more mass news media organisation, will always be more sustainable and relevant if public participation is built in to all aspects of production and consumption. This all feels part of my vision of future media as more Networked.” [...]

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