Month: August 2018
Empty stories insult reader’s intelligence
Some news stories are a load of hot air. They add nothing of value to the reader’s mind. In fact, they are an insult to…
Jeff, Atwoli’s sex life is a private matter
Certain journalists have conducted some of the greatest interviews in the world. The presidents of the world are interviewed by journalists and so are princess…
Media, history and Jomo Kenyatta
August 22 was the 40th anniversary of the death of President Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s “Founding Father”. To be sure, Kenya has many founding fathers and…
Did Ipsos poll scare editors into censorship?
News editors had a hell of a time last Wednesday. Well, editors always have a hectic time. But that day had its uniqueness. As a…
FAKE NEWS: DPP Noordin Haji is not on social media
The leaked audio of a telephone conversation between Governor Mike Sonko and his Kiambu counterpart Ferdinand Waititu surprised many. But claims that Mike Sonko is…
PEN COP: People Daily’s incognito subeditors and other tales
It was a classic re-enactment of Nikolai Gogol’s timeless classic, the Government Inspector, when the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss George Kinoti arrived incognito…
FAKE NEWS: Atwoli calls for a referendum
A letter shared on social media platforms purporting to be from Nairobi county government on demolition of structures erected on riparian land is a fake…
PEN COP: Rare gesture out of the ordinary
Sunday Nation headline, August 12, p.22: Uhuru-Raila joint Nyanza tour is a rare gesture out of ordinary (sic). Intro: The much anticipated high profile tour…
Blowing own trumpet isn’t journalism
Apparently, no other media house in Kenya – from Lokichogio to Vanga – has exposed corruption like the Nation Media Group. We reported last week…
Bye, Samir, it’s still media clergy
Samir Amin joined the Ancestral Community last week. Samir who, people might ask? Of course there was no news report about the passing of this…