Cheeseman, N., Maweu, J. and Ouma, S. (2019) Peace but at what cost? Media coverage of elections and conflict in Kenya. In: Voltmer, K, Christensen, C, Neverla, I, Stremlau, N, Thomass, B, Vladisavljevic, N and Wasserman, H, (eds.) Media, Communication and the Struggle for Democratic Change. Palgrave Macmillan , pp. 83-105. ISBN 978-3-030-16747-9
Abstract
For all of its dynamism, the Kenyan media has faced major challenges during the process of democratization. In 2007–08, when Kenya suffered widespread ethnic clashes following a controversial election, the mainstream media found that existing protocols were insufficient to manage their coverage of the political crisis. This chapter investigates the response of journalists and policy makers to these events and, in particular, how the rise of ‘peaceocracy’—the idea that peace and stability must be promoted above all else—undermined the capacity of the media to speak freely and act in defence of democracy. We do this through interviews with those involved and a focus on the way that those who work in the media think about their role and navigate between different models of journalism.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) > Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) |
Depositing User: | MeCoDEM Admin |
Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2019 09:11 |
Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2019 10:10 |
Published Version: | https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030167479 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-030-16748-6_3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:152494 |