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Media Literacy Talks for Tanzania’s Youth

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Adam Bemma — 2 Comments

I’m on the back of a boda-boda motorcycle taxi, heading uphill, when my driver, Nuru, points out the drive-way leading to the house of Tanzania’s former prime minister and current presidential hopeful, Edward Lowassa. Not even five seconds after we…

Tagged with: Africa, arts & culture, Arusha, corruption, girls school, journalism, maasai, Mambo Jambo Radio, media development, media literacy, media4dev, MWEDO, Orkeeswa school, politics, poverty, tanzania, TGFT, walking tour, youth
Posted in Print

The New Payola: Brown Envelope Journalism in Africa

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Adam Bemma — 1 Comment

Payola is a bribery scheme made infamous in the American music industry, paying radio station disc jockeys to put particular songs on the airwaves to gain popularity and, ultimately, sell records. This ethical violation and illegal practice was put to…

Tagged with: Africa, African Union, anti-corruption, brown envelope journalism, cash for coverage, corruption, DR Congo, ethical dilemmas in journalism, Ghana, governance issues, kitu kidogo, le coupage, media ethics, media in Africa, Poynter.org, press freedom, press junkets, soli, tanzania, Well Informed Journalists Make Well Informed Citizens
Posted in op-ed

This is Africa: My immigration ordeal #TIA #Tanzania #Corruption in #Africa

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Adam Bemma — 2 Comments

My immigration ordeal started on the morning of Tuesday, June 11, 24 hours after I returned from a 12-hour-long bus ride from Dar-es-Salaam. I woke up at 5 a.m. the day before, Monday morning, feeling physically ill (I won’t go…

Tagged with: #RightsMedia, 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, Arusha, corruption, corruption watchdog, good governance, human rights, immigration, PWC Tanzania, tanzania, This is Africa, TIA, Transparency International, women in action tanzania, women's rights
Posted in op-ed

#RightsMedia doc: #Tanzania ‘s #renegade #opposition MP

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Adam Bemma — 1 Comment

Part 3: Godbless Lema was elected to parliament in Tanzania to represent the constituency of Arusha-Urban. Since his 2010 election, Lema has been arrested and charged several times by police, making him unable to fulfill his mandate. As an elected…

Tagged with: #RightsMedia, Africa, Arusha, CCM, Chadema, corruption, documentary, Godbless Lema, inaction, interview, member of parliament, MP, opposition party, renegade, tanzania
Posted in Radio