Self-regulation as a tool for ensuring media accountability: The Kenyan experience

This article examines self-regulation as a mechanism of media accountability in Kenya. It is based on a study that explored the role of the Media Council of Kenya in self-regulation and the challenges it faces in performing this role. Data came from indepth interviews, document reviews and direct ob...

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Autor principal:	Jared Obuya
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2012
Materias:	Ethics Kenya Media accountability Press council Media self-regulation Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e4a5dc05fc2948feb497c3a7d74da6fc2021-12-02T10:15:25ZSelf-regulation as a tool for ensuring media accountability: The Kenyan experience10.24135/pjr.v18i2.2691023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/e4a5dc05fc2948feb497c3a7d74da6fc2012-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/269https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035This article examines self-regulation as a mechanism of media accountability in Kenya. It is based on a study that explored the role of the Media Council of Kenya in self-regulation and the challenges it faces in performing this role. Data came from indepth interviews, document reviews and direct observation. Through effective institutional mechanisms, self-regulation is the preferred system of promoting ethical standards in the media in Kenya. However, the system is currently beset by a myriad challenges, among them lack of commitment by the media industry and a crisis of confidence in its ability to rein in errant media.Jared ObuyaAsia Pacific NetworkarticleEthicsKenyaMedia accountabilityPress councilMedia self-regulationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 2 (2012)
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description	This article examines self-regulation as a mechanism of media accountability in Kenya. It is based on a study that explored the role of the Media Council of Kenya in self-regulation and the challenges it faces in performing this role. Data came from indepth interviews, document reviews and direct observation. Through effective institutional mechanisms, self-regulation is the preferred system of promoting ethical standards in the media in Kenya. However, the system is currently beset by a myriad challenges, among them lack of commitment by the media industry and a crisis of confidence in its ability to rein in errant media.
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Self-regulation as a tool for ensuring media accountability: The Kenyan experience

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