I think it’s quite possible to hold the media to a higher standard while at
the same time protect their/rights ? It’s not a dichotomy is it?
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 11:41 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Brother Ali, Trust me, the media has let me down. There were days when
> it was a true fourth estate but today, the same rot that has eaten many
> sectors is well alive and blooming in the media.
>
> Please share your perceived risks to national security the
> self-inauguration poses to you and me. One sided risk assessment is
> self-destructive.
>
> On Feb 1, 2018 3:47 PM, “Ali Hussein” <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> Semantricks my dear sister.. A play with words doesn’t detract from the
>> fact. Who more than politicians have turned this into personal interest?
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>> *Principal*
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
>> habit.” ~ Aristotle
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 1 Feb 2018, at 12:02 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <
>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> @Ali and @Kiama, the word is politricks.
>>
>> Reporting politics obsessively for personal and paid interest. This is
>> where I fault the media. They know themselves.
>>
>> This trend does not benefit the professional media or the followers but
>> rather brings selfish political games to your channel.
>>
>> On Feb 1, 2018 9:50 AM, “Mutemi wa Kiama” <eddiekiama@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dorcas?
>>
>> Don’t report politics? Don’t report corruption, mismanagement, theft of
>> public resources, abuse of office? Don’t report LIFE in Kenya is what you
>> are saying. You want to stay in your ignorance perch and enjoy your comfort
>> zones. Thing is, you won’t know what hits you when it crumbles.
>>
>> #LestWeForget: When local TV stations were arbitrary switched off during
>> digital migration, notwithstanding that the global deadline was over a year
>> away providing room for negotiation & structured migration, the CS in
>> charge of information/ICT was… drum roll… incidentally, one Fred
>> Matiang’i!!! YaHoo!
>>
>> Let’s keep feeding the pet python by doing nothing, after all, we are not
>> media. No way internet can be shut down surely!
>>
>> Ni mimi,
>>
>> Edwin Kiama
>>
>>
>> Thoughts become things… choose the good ones!
>>
