The “Bang Bang club” is one of a few books that stand out vividly in my mental memoirs. The book tells the story of four photojournalists covering what was called “South Africa’s hidden war” in the early to mid 90’s in the South African apartheid era. During the final, bloody days of South African apartheid, four remarkable young men--photographers, friends and rivals--sometimes banded together to lessen the danger as they covered the violence erupting in the townships. In their powerful book, the two surviving members of the group, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, tell the story of " The Bang Bang Club", a nickname given to them by the South African international press for the fearless and sometimes reckless extremes they went to in order to capture the violent images of war on film. It’s a sobering account of journalist’s day to day odysseys in the heart of South Africa during its dark days.
The Kenyan documentary, “Uncovering the Media in Kenya, sort of led me to digress about the “Bang Bang club”. The documentary gives sobering accounts of our own Kenyan journalists and the physical, mental and physiological perils that they face in their industry. Many a time we are quick to condemn or praise them without ever knowing “what cooks” so to speak. In The documentary Kenyan journalists reflect on their political, emotional and personal journeys through covering some of the countries defining moments and also give insider accounts of the Kenyan media industry. I guess the documentary by Ramadhan Khamis tells it better ….the videos can be found on the producers you-tube channel... http://www.youtube.com/user/ramadhankhamis..
UNCOVERING THE MEDIA IN KENYA PART 1
UNCOVERING THE MEDIA IN KENYA PART2
UNCOVERING THE MEDIA IN KENYA PART 3
UNCOVERING THE MEDIA IN KENYA PART 4
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