Open AccessMedia Corporatism: Whither Journalistic Values?
Author(s) -
George Nyabuga
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
networking knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-9944
DOI - 10.31165/nk.2007.11.17
Subject(s) - blame , corporatism , political science , government (linguistics) , kenya , freedom of the press , political economy , media studies , sociology , law , politics , social psychology , psychology , linguistics , philosophy
This paper argues that despite positive developments in the Kenyan media, the gains achieved have been eroded by numerous factors and actors. It posits that whilst the government is largely culpable of battering press freedom, journalists are partly to blame for promoting commercial interests at the expense of journalistic values.