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FAIR, FACTUAL AND HONEST REPORTING

Dec 09, 2017 Editorial, Features / Columnists

The media is referred to as the fourth estate. Its objectives include keeping checks and balances on the three branches of government—executive, legislative and the judiciary. An independent media is a vital feature of any liberal democracy. In Guyana, the media has a crucial role to expose acts of injustice, oppression, misdeeds and abuse of power. It is an integral part of our civilization.
While the media has its shortcomings, we must acknowledge the journalists who engage in investigative journalism and reveal their findings at the personal risks of their career and financial risks of their media houses. The journalists’ role is not just to report on what is told to them but to uncover transactions and activities, legal or illegal by individuals, governments and other entities and bring them to the public’s attention. Simply put, the media is the watchdog to protect the interest of the public against malpractices by public officials.
The term media is derived from the term medium, signifying mode or carrier. It is intended to reach and address a large target group or audience. The word was first used in respect of books and newspapers which are known as the print media. With the advent of technology, the media now encompasses television, movies, radio and internet. Today, the media has become as essential as our daily needs. It has and continues to play an outstanding role in creating and shaping public opinion and strengthening of society.
The media must be free of political interference and be prepared to defend its rights to the very end in order to fulfil its mandate. It must not be bullied by anyone, organization or government into revealing its legitimate sources of information or prevented from publishing valid information that comes to its attention.
Over the years, several attempts by the last administration to silence the private media, especially Kaieteur News, from exposing corruption, bribery, theft of the nation’s finances and other wrongdoing by public officials, have failed. This is due to a steadfast mission to bring the truth to the people without fear or favour.
Kaieteur News’ expose titled “Heist of Guyana” detailed many of the illegal practices of the last government. They ranged from rampant corruption to nepotism, cronyism, the raping of the treasury and the giveaway of the country’s resources to a small clique. The PPP administration retaliated by cancelling all government advertisements to Kaieteur News, but it did not prevent us from reporting the facts to the public.
The dozens of civil law suits filed against Kaieteur News by the last administration and some private enterprises did not deter it from publishing the facts. It was this newspaper that let the taxpayers know how their money was spent and how the country’s resources were being secretly parceled out to friends and relatives of the last administration.
Some of the secret deals made by NICIL – to build the Marriott Hotel, the Berbice Bridge, the Specialty Hospital and the Airport among others were thoroughly dissected. The people need to know what is going on with their money at all times.
A word to the wise: this newspaper re-emphasizes that it will not sit idly by and allow corruption and other wrongdoing to be committed by public officials in this or any subsequent administration. Fair, factual and honest reporting are the founding principles of Kaieteur News. It will continue to report on the facts and let the chips fall where they may.

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