Uganda: President's Move to Vet Messages Is Impractical

editorial

The President's directive to have all sensitive government messages, especially regarding crises, first vetted by him or have his input is impractical. Of course, the President is right on the need to streamline government messages on crises in order not to stampede the nation and foreigners, but his proposition remains unworkable.

No doubt, the President's directive will create an acquiescent team of government communicators who wait to parrot the correct line of government propaganda on crises. But the President's proposition is based on an old media management system. This drive to streamline government's messages just won't be able to control, manage, and frame today's public discourses on unfolding national crises in a new information environment.

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