folks, quite a few things can be said about the new broadcasting regulations but the tendency on this forum to pooh pooh the media, as if it is the greatest sinner, is quite frankly discouraging. any one who is cheering the govt for the new regulations is urged to employ some skepticism.because sooner rather than later, they will begin to absorb the implications. it is quite clear that regulations are needed, but the devil is in the letter. the day you have the cck, which is yet to demonstrate its independence from political dictation, determining what is aired or not, and what constitutes a variety of views or objectivity, then you will reaslise what the apprehension is all about. i hesitate to get into specs and refer you to our (Kenya Editors Guild) (http://www.eastafricapress.net/) position, as well as my comments on the regulations when they were first published (http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223) more later. makali _______________ "If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." — Isaac Asimo, Columbian Author and Scientist _______________ PO Box 3234 00200 Nairobi, Kenya cell: +254 722 517 540 --- On Sat, 1/16/10, alice <alice@apc.org> wrote:
From: alice <alice@apc.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media: Broadcasting Regulations and the Statute Misc Amendement Act To: dmakali@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 9:03 AM Hi Warigia and all,
Attached broadcast regulation and the Miscellaneous amendment act.
best alice
Alice, can you upload a PDF of the new regulations for
warigia bowman wrote: the list?
Rigia
On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:01 AM, alice <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>>
wrote:
But what happened to the right
information? On the current coverage of the broadcast regulation, the media seems to be focusing on the political/economic self interest aspect only rather
technology, markets, government and political self-interest and I have not seen/heard or read anything on the benefits to the public, (viewers/consumers).
There is also some misrepresentation of for example section 43 1. Some of the TV and radio stations have reported that the new regulations will limit broadcast and reporting of emergencies: But that section (43 1 of the "Kenya gazette supplement number 86 of December 2009) in fact compels broadcast service providers to provide notice of public emergencies:
'43 1) all broadcasting service providers shall provide a public notice of an emergency or a
request of a person authorized by the Government'
And did you know that the recent STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL, 2009 *deleted* the much contested section 88 of the Kenya Communications Act 1998, which gave the minister powers to "take temporary possession of any telecommunication apparatus or any radio communication station apparatus within Kenya? If you recall the drama at the beginning of the year, when media stuck to reporting, erroneously, that
KCA amendment act 2009, while it had been in existence since 1998.
The genesis of the broadcast regulation is not just limited to politics; rather, it has been influenced by the rapid evolution of broadcasting technology, and especially the recent move from analogue to digital which will
beyond recognition. Digitisation will enable grater compression of content into what spectrum we have available, so scarcity will no longer be the issue for new entrants, it will also enable viewers to decide on what content they care about to watch or listen to and will depend less on the
content. The same content can be viewed/listened to on mobiles, computers, internet sites, etc other factors include bundling of attractive content with advertising, unlike analogue, viewers can block the adverts, which may make the traditional way of financing content unsustainable, but will make processing (technical aspects) of information/content cheaper.
The changes for broadcasters have major implications for regulators, for example, while digitisation will introduce more competition, diverse market for broadcast content and enhance viewing decision making, issues of piracy, abuse of intellectual property (because of the ease at which digitisation will provide for copying of content) is
need for vigilance on market
broadcasters, particularly
the market with say premium content like football matches, etc. So it’s not just about
to receive accurate and honest than the broader interplay between public disaster announcement upon the this section was contained in the new transform our broadcast landscape platform used for transmission of the likely to rise. Further, there will be power of bigger broadcasters, or new those who have the resources to corner politics, there is much much more...
Views expressed are personal
institutions/organisations I am affiliated with.
Best, Alice
Leonard Mware wrote:
Spot on Barak! Tumechoka! The sooner something is done the better, Bwana Ndemo.
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From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Regulations & the Media To: mleonardo@yahoo.com <mailto:mleonardo@yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 12:22 PM
Bwana Wainaina tumechoka!
I was just
and i was ashamed of what i was hearing at 9.00 am, i thought we used to have such programs after 11 PM (late night ) as they were called at this rate life expectancy might as well be reduced to 30 (i have no scientific justification or research to support this). The problem is not freedom, the issue is what to do with the freedom, if i heard Dr Ndemo correctly when he did a press briefing, he mentioned the fact that he had invited all the stakeholders in the media fraternity to deliberate on
non-commital, i see the media as a double edged sword, it can liberate and it can kill, can the media council and the media owners get their act right in so far as content regulation is concerned, otherwise we might end up with a scenario akin to the Matatu Industry madness which is holding our nation at ransom. (and by the way did anyone do some research on how much we lost during the two day strike?) We shall overcome
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wrote: > Hi all, > > When Dr. Ndemo published the new media regulations a few days ago, the > Media Owners complained..... naturally. > > However,
and not a reflection of any of the listening to Classic 105 this morning in a matatu the issue but they are either reluctant or there has been no debate on KICTANet and the press
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