What does the word freedom of speech mean to Somalis?

Every year the third of May is allotted to be commemorated the day of freedom of press or the world free press day; This year’s World Press Freedom Day, Sunday 3rd May 2009, marks the 18th anniversary of the 1991 Declaration of Windhoek, a statement of principles calling for a free, independent and pluralistic media throughout the world, adopted at UNESCO seminar. The Declaration affirms that a free press is essential to the existence of democracy and a fundamental human goal. This is day which means a lot to many growing journalists those who have potential in their careers.

In most modern democratic societies, the importance of the press (which includes electronic and print media) to the sustenance and nourishment of the democratic system is no longer a subject of debate.

The press is therefore regarded in those jurisdictions as “the Fourth Estate”, the first, second and third estates being government, parliament and the judiciary, respectively.

There are many speeches that the participators of this great day of journalism say while commemorating this day and most of them are the outrages and atrocities against the journalists and their rights, like wise the violation committed by individuals who are always against not seeing this celebration to happen.

This day also the participators discuss way of enhancing the freedom of speech freedom of expression and the independence of the media. Working together and we must promote access to information. We will continue to protect, defend and promote media freedom as we have always done. However, we reiterate that the media, like all other institutions, must be transformed. Like all institutions into the world, it must strive to reflect, gender and content. Together as a nation, we must work to build a media that is free, diverse, critical and independent a media that can inform, entertain and empower all our people.

In Somalia many journalists have been brutally murdered and while other were forced to leave the country if not they will be executed, some of them have received threats through phone calls, some were beaten a day light when they failed not to follow what they were dictated to say. Most of the Somali prominent journalists are now exiled living abroad with harrowing situation some of them couldn’t even get their livelihood because most of them are desperate and fled from Somali by not knowing where to flee but have their minds to seek where they can get a peace and feel at last safe and sound.

In Somalia this day is not always given the priority because if some one violates and murders a journalist he is not going to be brought in court and let the justice serve, it is mostly agreed this because of there has not been effective government in Somalia for the last eighteen years,

This also led that many journalist were killed and the threats that journalists receive increase rapidly for the last 8 years, there were also pressures that media houses have been getting from the current governments where some of the media houses were forced to shut down while others maintained to work with difficulties they daily face and vowed no matter what happens that they will promote the freedom of the press.

There are also other reasons why this day is not commemorated well in Somalia as follows:

1. Less knowledge of the media studies and ethnics for Somali journalists and the society as well.

2. Former government which has not given any priority enhancing the learning of journalism and its ethnics, which has been controlling the country with iron fist for 21 years.

3. There has not been effective government for the last 18 years in Somalia after the former government was toppled.

4. Organization of media activities don’t give any attention towards Somalia media organizations who are in need of getting seminars and trainings.

So if you deeply comprehend the articles that I have mentioned above, you will easily get the right answer why this day is not commemorated well in Somalia.

Written by :-Abdirahman Hussein Furre (British)

Email: British19ke@hotmail.com Ama British19ke@yahoo.com

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Mass media initiate demand and needs for the society by providing different sources in trems of valuable informations and messages or contents. Such messages from the mass media helps to evolve a viable environment for the members of the society as they could think and judge in better manner on any vital issue that sustains turmoils and anarchy in the society. Mass media try to co-ordinate the society people of different religion, caste education, professiona as well as economic and cultural group, that encourages them as well, and motivate to go side by side unitedly and strengthfully. Mass media call the major numbers of the people of the society into particicipation, with the needful issue or any acute problem appearing in the society predominantly, with a view to finding a possible solution or way. It is seen that we get confused of the evolved problem and remain sometime as undone or unsolved. We oftenly fail to perform or overcome such problem in organized manner. Mass media can accord our disintegration and reunite anykinds of disruptive or malice communal relationship if prevails within the society, by applying their ‘power of influence’through the transmission of various messages and effective presenrations, as to control the restless situation very keenly and competently as well. Moreover, during natural disasters like earthquake,flood,draught and femine and others, mass media keep a close look over the matter as to organize the different measures taken in this regard, by the state power. Mass media try to initiate and maintain a harmonious relationship among the administration and the local delegates, clubs, ngos’ and other society members with a view to achieving better result through proper utilization, of the resources available in hand. Mass media could appear as to be most effective organizer in the society through their multifarious abilities like power of persuation ,presentation advocacy by means of which, unifying as well as motivating the society members,can achieve the required goal for the society.

As the mass media deserve a social respect and dignity as well , they should hold good it by utilizing their power of influence, for the benefit of the society with a view to uplifting the standard of living of human life both physically and mentally. Ethically standardized presentations would require from the media organizations as to develop and retain the basic characteristics (like ideals and morality, sympathy, co-operation to other etc) of human beings which have been going to be extincted day by day. In the environment of crazy and flooded mass consumerism, the nature of mankind have significantly been affected. The extensive exposure of allurable products that oftenly induce and mislead human beings in obtaining the same irrespective of any proper judgement or assessment at all. Human beings today, fail to assess or judge on their cpacities in securing such expensive products for their use. Mass media have been acting as stimulant in this respect of mass consumerism diffusion and impulsing the society people drastically towards more to happen so. On the way of publishing contents for the consumer audience, the media have been establishing themselves as keen and shrewed agents for the big corporate houses. Today, we can not deny, that the big corporate houses want what,, is provided by the deflected as well as deviated media as to earn more revenues.The major presented contents involve Vulgurity and obscenity extensively which is not desirable. Earning more money always, does not necessarily mean ‘surrender of own existence and values’ that the present media usually do The mass media would require to think about their practices of such ‘humbuggery’, although trying to retain the dignified position in our society. The dealings of mass media, should never be concentrated towards earning money only.They are not business concern only, but at the sametime they are the institution for rendering education,developmental thoughts and ideas,focus on new horizon for new achievement for the society people also. They should never forget, that an ‘interdependency’ relationship is still existing between them and the society.The mass media should not treate our society as their ‘ Heavenly Market’ for generating revenue and where they can do whatever they like with the power of influence that they possess.

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