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Media and the Common Good : Perspectives on media, democracy and responsibility /

On 30th December 2008, the President of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, assented to the controversial Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act 2008 which commenced on 2nd January 2009. This Presidential move had a deep impact on the long discussions, arguments and negotiations that were already in hi...

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Autres auteurs: Franceschi, Luis G. (Éditeur intellectuel), Mwita, Chaacha (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Kampala, Uganda : Strathmore University, 2010.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Globalization: It's Impact on the African Nations' Media Systems
  • The Case of Kenya / Mustafa Y Ali
  • Ethical Journalism: Individual Challenge and Collective Responsibility / Karen Sanders
  • Media and the Common Good: Seeking the Truth and Reporting it / Elizabeth W Gachenga
  • Freedom of the Media in Kenya / Charles N Kanjama
  • The Media, Truth and Human Dignity / Catherine Dean
  • Media and Responsibility / Oketch Kendo
  • Media and the Family: Reflections of a Mother / Maximillia Muninzwa
  • The Media in Kenya: A Human Rights Context / Maina Kiai
  • Why the Media Doesn't 'Get' Religion / Don Feder
  • Framing the Constitutional Referendum of 2005: Did the Media Serve the Common Good? / Peter Oriare
  • The Legal Implications of Libel in Kenya / PLO Lumumba
  • Media Language: Serving the Common Good / Martyn Drakard
  • Responsible Journalism and Promotion of the Common Good in Kenya: A Philosophical Appraisal / Michael Ntabo Mabururu and Philip Musi Nyongesa.