Media and the common good : perspectives on media, democracy, and responsibility / editors, Chaacha Mwita, Luis G. Franceschi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mwita, Chaacha.

Franceschi, Luis G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Law and legislation--Kenya.

Mass media.

Freedom of the press--Kenya.

Freedom of the press.

Journalistic ethics--Kenya.

Journalistic ethics.

Mass media--Law and legislation.

Kenya.

Physical Description:

169 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Nairobi, Kenya : LawAfrica, [2010]

Contents:

Globalization : its 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 : 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 / P.L.O. Lumumba

Media language : serving the common good / Martyn Drakard

Responsible journalism and the promotion of the common good in Kenya : a philosophical appraisal / Michael Ntabo Maburururu and Philip Musi Nyongesa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9966738487

9789966738486

OCLC:

608492773