Media is doing a splendid job preforming its national duty, but at what cost?

Media is doing a splendid job preforming its national duty, but at what cost?

“Publish and be damned” is a phrase famously associated with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. It was a defiant response to the threat of blackmail, where the Duke was told that his private letters and affairs would be published. The phrase signifies a willingness to face the consequences of publication, regardless of potential harm or scandal.  Closer home, this phrase was associated with the late Kenyan veteran journalist Joe Kadhi who…