Speakers to discuss African media
By Co-eon Pohl<g
After the editor of ii political
ly opp -iilinnisl magazine In
kei.y.t r i, ui'ii his govern
ment. h, vs .V let,lined for nine
f g a / I il l- , has h e e n
■ , i • f I; hast \ If ll an
iiintrV ■'i'-iice tin- 3 PiVtt inci
dent
(S: - ;, ith ;,i!e-r, Tin- I unit)
I - > i:r. ;her Keny an
neu -paper ’ - i/i'd the gov
' : :;:g the tit.ig:.
,-- .he A I’tir I in.me ml
/V;rir> was re-lid.it:
the 11Hintrv
. i s . ; >■ -- crV pieipleni
in many per!s pi At;. - i' I tin
' - r -■ ■ i Af-l :i -ill At nd . :i! s
\ ■ e- :>•> ogiu/mg the
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: :n tl'.-it deals
I n. -,y inpoMtini 'insights on
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■ f! A t r ; - • 1 Will
; .,; . ! * • \\ t ‘ K Wit}\ ! T !
, ., ; I I k e r s and cultural
elm' Ail sessions ..re free and
open to tile public
Tire e itl/ation " ess
es . curi mg in eastern Kufope
luu years ag has e produced a
- vet effei t in many parts
Aim a The African media
ii.iereii the events in liastern
l.urope diligently, alld this has
i a used unrest and dissatisfac
tion with the African govern
ment. said Morompi Olo
K.aikei, a Kenyan and a liniver
s11\ graduate teaching follow
lor the Office of International
Services
1 here has been a major
swing 111 the last two years to
ys ard democracy it s really
powerful. Ole Konkei said
There's a very clear feeling of
dissatisfaction
l ili' proc ess IS there It's
ongoing and it s affix ting other
(Afru an) countries," lie said
Ole Konkei, who IS helping
to orgatli/.e the event, said he is
ama/ed al how the African me
ilia are playing a large role in
edtn at mg the public on denux
1If things are
happening in a
neighboring
country, the press
will cover it, but if
it's happening in
their own country,
it’s difficult to
cover the issues.’
Lifongo Vetinde.
asa president
.... \ !:!!(}(•: another iif
!hi-;»• v«*nI fill.! presi
S.SA; said Mricau
. . • : Clients arr very protei
I. veol delicate domestli issues
it lid tigs an* happening in a
ighboring country. the j ;i-"
w ill t over it. but i! it •> happen
im; in their own. < otintry it's
iIiIIhuH to i uvr; tin- issues.
Vetimif said
The two key note speakers
Absalom Mutiue m l I >r Po;;v
Mt Lean will le. tare on Thu rs
day ami l-’riday iespe. lively
Mutere w ill giv e a .•
II. tl. • Kenya s Mel: i til.! tie’
Shimmering Illusion ol l>ua.
M anil a te t’o 111 i i s lit will
speak Thursday from 1 to t>
p m in Room 22 1 Allen
Mutere, from Kenya, is cur
rently .i visiting scholar .it Hi
ram College in Ohio At liome
he is the acting director of the
Cniversitv of Nairobi's School
of Journalism
Originally Irorii Trinidud. Or
Polly Mi Lean will speak . in
" The Winds of Oemocratii
Change and the African Mass
Media'' on the last day ot the
official symposium She will
speak (roll) -t to t. p m in Room
KM) Willamette
Mi Lean is a professor in the
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication at the l nicer
sity of Colorado, Houlder
Three other speakers will
talk Monday through Wednes
day from !2 to 2 p m in the
Ben Linder Room The entire
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event will cnilicliuie with tin A.
ru.m Cultunil N'l^ht »» S.tlur
duv th.it will feature muMt: .mil
(tun) frntn.sever.il Afrit .m < ouii
tries
The cultunil nielli is open tn
tlii' [in hlti . Iiimm it . t;1 set s
must in |>-ir< h-iseti .it the i '■!
Mam Dot !, 1 S'. !"■ shall tit .
.mil Si. Dir the Kenertil |>ul
it s tin- ttin |i'i’t ..t wh.it
W , i i In- li I ■lilt: .li . W k
V. tinii s.i, its t .1.
t.u ts Irani .is m.inv \frn -in
nmmtrlcs .is pussihle t. ■ >;>• 111<*i
Vit i mli- will In. i. af I t li.
e\•■!',! S!i Iliiluv W It'll I s; u v !l all
Afrit'.i. .mil tii.' I S: l’r. -.s
•l >11 .1 ues.1,11 Rail S'l w ;:.
speak i>n l iansitifimii ! hi m
ni.is .iiiil 'the A frit .in i’r. s A
guest fill Anthonie ill
ilinn. imiel t Is.nii In.in l .ii.in,i
will talk W ml n e s.! . , i1 11
lire.id and the. Ballots, i lli
Saul ul Afrit .1
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