Media Link

A recurring issue in the Dialogue series was the growing disenchantment with the global media in general, as seen in the misinformation and inaccurate data in the news media. Smart Partners from the media group decided to make a difference and contribute to its ideals. In a daring initiative launched in Langkawi in 1998, the tables were turned when a ‘Meet the Press’ session transformed into a reverse question and answer session with the Heads of Government and other dignitaries asking all of the questions directed at the press. The Media Link thereon, in a concerted Smart Partnership effort to present a credible channel for media reports in an online facility, delivered the Smart News Network International (SNNi), to the Dialogue community in Munyonyo, Uganda. The countries participating in this SNNi grouping are Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe with Malaysia playing the lead role in facilitating and housing this virtual facility.