These correspondents should verify these stories with Government spokesperson whom they can communicate by telephone when necessary. Otherwise, they bring disripute to their organizations.

I also agree with John. The Somali media is often dominated by groups and individuals who are so overwhelmed by the potential and possibilities of these wonderful ‘tools’that they forget to heed the basic rules of this profession: integrity, evidence, objectivity etc…they just smother all reasoned arguement with a load of unfettered bull just because they can.
Even foreign reporters & news agencies fall in line, mostly for reasons of security &/or sources of iformation, any information, from such a hell-whole, but occasionally for financial gain too. Some of these warring forces are really loaded in more than one way.

Not many self respecting writers/jounalists would engage with such trash. Consequently, unchallenged lies ultimately become’truth’ if/when repeated often enough.