I have met individuals who do not watch television or read newspapers. Others say media is a waste of time; that it is propaganda by those who own the world; control our minds and sell us stuff we don’t like.
Some say they admire former President Nyerere for delaying television in Tanzania. For young people born post 1990, television is obvious but not us who grew up under Ujamaa and experienced television late.
A few days ago an old school mate visiting London touched on the same subject:
“Remember when we first saw television in Nairobi in 1971? At that time we hated Ujamaa and Nyerere. Now looking back the old man was right. How can a peasant living in a village thatch without enough food and electricity afford a television set?”
Yes. Arguments against television vary.
Powerful billionaire media chief, Rupert Mudoch
