'Respond with brute force': Sisi's narrative on Sinai

In the wake of the Sinai attack, is Egypt's media taking cues from Sisi's government? Plus, Mugabe's media legacy.

Sisi's narrative on Sinai

The bombing of a mosque in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula marked the deadliest attack in the country's modern history.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has promised to avenge the dead through the use of what he calls "brute force." He has reiterated that only he can guarantee Egypt's security and stability.

However, independent journalists have virtually no access to the region and an anti-terror law restricts reporters from publishing anything that contradicts the government's account.