Publication Cover
Journal of Media Ethics
Exploring Questions of Media Morality
Volume 31, 2016 - Issue 4
403
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Do They Preach Water But Drink Wine? Examining “The Corruption Dragon” in Kenyan Journalism

Pages 245-259 | Received 25 Feb 2015, Accepted 01 Aug 2016, Published online: 14 Oct 2016

References

  • Agbanu, V. (2009). Re-examining brown envelopes and news commercialization syndromes: A case for redefined news judgment and media ethics in Nigeria. Paper presented at the African Council for Communication Education conference, Accra, Ghana.
  • Anderson, D. (1987). How managing editors view and deal with ethical issues. Journalism Quarterly, 6(92), 341–345.
  • Anderson, D., & Leigh, F. (1992). How newspaper editors and broadcast news directors view media ethics. Newspaper Research Journal, 13(1), 112–122.
  • Anechiarico, F., & Jacobs, J. (1996). The pursuit of absolute integrity: How corruption control makes government ineffective. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
  • Black, J. (1996). Now that we have the ethics code, how do we use it? Quill, 84, 24–25.
  • Boeyink, D. (1998). Codes and culture at The Courier-Journal: Complexity in ethical decision making. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 13(3), 165–182.
  • Cook, T. (1998). Governing with the news: The news media as a political Institution. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
  • De Beer, A., & Froneman, J. (1994). The quest for media ethics: An introduction. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, 15(1), 3–25.
  • Diedong, A. (2008). Establishing journalistic standards in the Ghanaian press. African Communication Research, 1(2), 207–232.
  • Dirbaba, B. (2010). The growing influence of bribery in Ethiopian journalism. African Communication Research, 3(3), 475–496.
  • Ekeanyanwu, N., & Obianigwe, N. (2009). Perception of Lagos-based journalists on brown envelope syndrome in the coverage of news events in Nigeria. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review, 1(1), 204–220.
  • Elahi, M. (2013). “They are not different from others”: Ethical practices and corruption in Bangladesh journalism. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 28(3), 189–202.
  • Fink, S. (1997). Sentinel under siege: The triumphs and trouble of America’s free press. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
  • Frederickson, H. (1993). Ethics and public administration. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
  • Friedrich, C. (1990) Corruption concepts in historical perspective.” In A. Heidenheimer & M. Johnston (Eds.), Political Corruption: Concepts & Contexts (pp. 15–24). Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
  • Gans, H. (1979). Deciding what’s news: A study of CBS evening news, NBC nightly news, Newsweek, and Time. New York, NY: Pantheon Books.
  • Goldstein, T. (1985). The news at any cost: How journalists compromise their ethics to shape the news. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
  • Graaf, G. (2007). Causes of corruption: Towards a contextual theory of corruption. Public Administration Quarterly, 31(1),39–86.
  • Hallin, D., & Mancini, P. (2004). Comparing media systems: Three models of media and politics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
  • Hasty, J. (2005). Sympathetic magic/contagious corruption: Sociality, democracy, and the press in Ghana. Public Culture, 17(3), 339–369.
  • Helander, E. (2010). A critical view of the Kenyan media system through the perspective of the journalists. African Communication Research, 3(3), 521–542.
  • Herrsscher, R. (2002). A universal code of journalism ethics: Problems, limitations, and proposals. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 17(4), 277–289.
  • Huberts, L. (1998b). What can be done against public corruption and fraud: Expert views on strategies to protect public integrity. Crime, Law & Social Change, 29(2), 209–224.
  • Ireri, K. (2012). Kenyan journalists: A study of demographics, job satisfaction, news values and perceived autonomy. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Ireri, K. (2015a). Constructing a portrait of Kenyan journalists in the 21st century: Demographics, job satisfaction, influences on news values and autonomy, and standards of journalism training. Doctoral dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington.
  • Ireri, K. (2015b). A national survey of demographics composition of Kenyan journalists. Journalism, 16(7),1–21.
  • Jarso, J. (2010). The media and the anti-corruption crusade in Kenya: Weighing the achievements, challenges, and prospects. American University International Law Review, 26(1),32–88.
  • Karongo, C. (2010, May 6). Healthcare in Kenya Ailing. Capital News. Retrieved from http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2010/05/healthcare-in-kenya-ailing/
  • Kasoma, T. (2007). Brown envelope journalism and professionalism in development reporting: A comparison of Zambia and Ghana. Doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon, Eugene.
  • Kasoma, T. (2009). Development reporting as a crumbling tower? Impact of brown envelope journalism on journalistic practice in Zambia and Ghana. Global Media Journal African Edition, 3(1), 18–32.
  • Kenya Integrity Forum. (2011). National anti-corruption plan. Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya Integrity Forum.
  • Klitgaard, R. (1988). Controlling corruption. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
  • Kurer, O. (2005). Corruption: An alternative approach to its definition and measurement. Political Studies, 53(1), 222–239.
  • Mbaku, J. (2007). Corruption in Africa: Causes, consequences and cleanups. Plymouth, England: Lexington Books.
  • McMane, A. (2012). The French journalist. In D. Weaver & L. Willnat (Eds.), The global journalist in the 21st century (pp. 187–204). New York, NY: Routledge
  • Mpagze, D., & White, R. (2010). Tanzanian journalists’ ambivalent perception of their ethics: A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ occupation. African Communication Research, 3(3), 543–576.
  • Mulunda, L., & Gaitho, M. (2010). Shedding image of a Moi project. Daily Nation, June 10. Retrieved from http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Shedding-image-of-a-Moi-project-/-/1056/936174/-/wftcdpz/-/index.html
  • Mwesige, P. (2004). Disseminators, advocates and watchdogs: A profile of Ugandan journalists in the new millennium. Journalism, 5(1), 69–96.
  • Naim, M. (1995). The Corruption Eruption. Brown Journal of World Affairs, 292), 245–261.
  • Narasaiah, M. (2005). Corruption and poverty. New Delhi, India: Discovery Publishing House.
  • Ndangam, L. (2006). “Gombo”: Bribery and the corruption of journalism ethics in Cameroon. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, 27(2), 179–199.
  • Nwabueze, C. (2010). Brown envelopes and the need for ethical re-orientation: Perceptions of Nigerian journalists. African Communication Research, 3(3), 497–521.
  • Parson, P., & Smith, W. (1988). R. Budd Dwyer: A case study in newsroom decision making. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 3(1), 84–94.
  • Pillay, S. (2014). Development corruption in South Africa: Governance matters. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Poindexter, P., & McCombs, M. (2000). Research in mass communication: A practical guide. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Rachlin, A. (1988). News as hegemonic reality: American political culture and the framing of news accounts. New York, NY: Praeger.
  • Raeymaeckers, K., Paulussen, S., & De Keyser, J. (2012). A Survey of professional journalists in Flanders (Belgium). In D. Weaver & L. Willnat (Eds.), The global journalist in the 21st century (pp. 141–154). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Ronning, H. (2005). African journalism and the struggle for democratic media. In H. de Burgh (Ed.), Making journalists (pp. 157–180). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Rose-Ackerman, S. (1978). Corruption: A study in political economy. New York, NY: Academic Press.
  • Sampford, C. (2009, July 13). Understanding the relationship between integrity, corruption, transparency and accountability. Presentation at Asian Development Bank Institute – Sharing Development Knowledge about Asian and the Pacific.
  • Shafer, R. (1990). Greasing the newsgate: The journalist on the take in the Philippines. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 5(1), 15–29.
  • Skjerdal, T. (2010). Research on brown envelope journalism in the African media. African Communication Research, 3(3), 367–406.
  • Sunday, O. (2015, July 28). How poor salary leads to rot, corruption in Nigeria Police. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/07/how-poor-salary- leads-to-rot-corruption-in-nigeria-police/
  • The Standard Team. (2009, December 17). How corrupt officials stole free primary school cash. The Standard. Retrieved from http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=1144030579&story_title=How%20corrupt%20officials%20stole%20free%20primary%20school%20cash
  • Transparency International. (2013). Corruption perceptions index 2012. Retrieved from http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2012/results/
  • Transparency International. (2014). Corruption perceptions index 2014: Results. Retrieved from http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results
  • United Nations. (2004). United Nations convention against corruption. New York, NY: Author.
  • Uslaner, E. (2008). Corruption, inequality, and the rule of law: The bulging pocket makes the easy life. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
  • Ward, S. (2009). Journalism ethics. In K. Wahl-Jorgensen & T. Hanitzsch (Eds.), The handbook of journalism studies (pp. 295–309). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Weaver, D., & Willnat, L. (2012). The global journalist in the 21st century. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Wulfemeyer, K. (1990). Ethics in all-news radio: Perceptions of news directors. Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 5(3), 178–190.
  • You, J. (2006). A comparative study of corruption, inequality, and social trust: Institutions, intervention, and ethnic conflict. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.