Patriotic journalism vs watchdog journalism: Navigating the thin line of truth :: Mmegi Online

When journalists navigate sensitive information, they confront a fundamental dilemma - how to balance national loyalty with the duty to hold power accountable. In Botswana, this tension is often compounded by the invocation of the National Security Act, which can limit investigative reporting and chill journalistic freedom, writes THOMAS THOS NKHOMA*

In April 1961, the world watched in disbelief as a small fleet of exiled Cubans, backed by the United States, attempted to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The mission ended in disaster, hundreds were captured and the US military suffered a humiliating defeat.

In the aftermath, President John F. Kennedy accused the American press of failing to report a leak about the operation, suggesting that, had journalists informed the public, it might have spared the army both embarrassment and unnecessary loss of life.

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