From Watchdogs to Hostages of Peace: The Kenyan Press and the 2013 General Election

Abstract

This chapter examines Kenya’s press coverage of the 2013 general election through a content analysis and interviews with journalists and media executives. It argues that peace journalism was a form of gatekeeping that undermined the ability of the media to perform their normative role of ensuring executive probity and accountability. It suggests that this was a deliberate ploy by media owners and the political elite to set the bounds of debate and to protect their economic interests by foreclosing any attempts to engage critically and interrogate both contentious and controversial issues that may have engendered conflict and violence. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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