The impact of Cry exposes the void of objective reporting on Africa by Africans. African television producers are no strangers to the power of the documentary, but at the present moment it is inconceivable that an African broadcaster would both finance and air an unbiased report exposing any atrocity on the continent. The majority of countries are still not yet at the end of their struggle for democratic government. Throughout Africa, governments seek to control the media, and journalists are warned not to report negatively on their government. Africa s very reality cries out for the representation of the truth.
Many countries face a rise in militarism, fundamentalism and suppression.
Corruption and maladministration have caused negative growth and poverty, which threatens yet more people with starvation. The rule of law is retreating, and ethnic violence is resurgent. For these very reasons it is essential that African and world broadcasters should promote and support investigative journalists in Africa.