Archive for December, 2009

Mutual Accountability and Good Governance in Africa: the role of development partners

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This article spectacularly focuses on the media’s role in society. We should all demand more accountability from our media outlets. News should bring the recipient greater understanding of how the world is being shaped around them and how to take part in shaping the future, not wasting space with trivial details of celebrities and other [...]

Guardian Newspapers

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Mr. Thomas Deve noted that poverty is an all-embracing thing and the press should concentrate on small things, instead of the big ones.
He stressed that journalists should work with survivors of injustice and look at the message and ask questions, without making value judgment.
“The media is to be a barometer to measure the quality of [...]