Three weeks ago, international news channel, Cable News Network (CNN) had referred to Kenya as ”a hotbed of terror” during President Barack Obama’s visit to the country.
The comment sparked reactions on social media as it was the number one trending topic (#SomeoneTellCNN) on micro-blogging site, Twitter. Kenyans had taken to various social mediums to call out CNN and condemned the comment.
The Kenyan government however went further to reprimand the station by withdrawing its advertising campaign in the station for what the country’s Tourism Board describe as the “misrepresentation of the country’s status.”
Tuko.co.ke however reports that, Tony Maddox, CNN’s global executive vice president and managing director, who oversees CNN’s global editorial policy, today, flew all the way from Atlanta to Nairobi to personally apologize to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenyans.
Maddox admitted that CNN’s description of Kenya as a “hotbed of terror” was both undeserved and ill-conceived during a meeting at the Kenyan presidential villa.
“We acknowledge there is a widespread feeling that the report annoyed many, which is why we pulled down the report as soon as we noticed. It wasn’t a deliberate attempt to portray Kenya negatively, it is regrettable and we shouldn’t have done it. There is a world at a war with extremists; we know what a hotbed of terror looks like, and Kenya isn’t one,” Maddox said.
Read more on Kenya’s biggest news site – tuko.co.ke
Recall that before the Nigerian presidential elections earlier this year, CNN turned down political adverts from Nigeria, a move which was hailed by many Nigerians.
The comment sparked reactions on social media as it was the number one trending topic (#SomeoneTellCNN) on micro-blogging site, Twitter. Kenyans had taken to various social mediums to call out CNN and condemned the comment.
The Kenyan government however went further to reprimand the station by withdrawing its advertising campaign in the station for what the country’s Tourism Board describe as the “misrepresentation of the country’s status.”
Tuko.co.ke however reports that, Tony Maddox, CNN’s global executive vice president and managing director, who oversees CNN’s global editorial policy, today, flew all the way from Atlanta to Nairobi to personally apologize to President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenyans.
Maddox admitted that CNN’s description of Kenya as a “hotbed of terror” was both undeserved and ill-conceived during a meeting at the Kenyan presidential villa.
“We acknowledge there is a widespread feeling that the report annoyed many, which is why we pulled down the report as soon as we noticed. It wasn’t a deliberate attempt to portray Kenya negatively, it is regrettable and we shouldn’t have done it. There is a world at a war with extremists; we know what a hotbed of terror looks like, and Kenya isn’t one,” Maddox said.
Read more on Kenya’s biggest news site – tuko.co.ke
Recall that before the Nigerian presidential elections earlier this year, CNN turned down political adverts from Nigeria, a move which was hailed by many Nigerians.
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