Month: December 2018
K24’s journalism of ‘poorism’
Isabella Kituri wept. Sincerely. Journalism is a science. Practitioners follow the facts. It is also an art. We are storytellers. So, we can report about…
Apology must have good grounds
Journalism aspires to excellence, not perfection. You know why? Because excellence is achievable, perfection isn’t. Journalism is the work of human hands. It can never…
Changing role of radio
Before the internet and television, many people relied on the radio for information, education and entertainment. However with time, radio has witnessed a massive transformation…
Council Briefs
Discussions around regulation of online content in Kenya as in the rest of the world are emerging. By whom and how is online content generation…
MEDIASCAPE: This selective reporting distorts reality
Let us talk about selective amnesia and our journalism. But first, the story of the week – President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to Kisumu “at the…
PEN COP: Get names of persons in the news right
Catholic priest was yesterday shot dead by armed robbers at Kinoo in Kiambu county. An unknown amount of money was stolen from Father Samuel Muhia, who…
Don’t pamper Sonko, hold him to account
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko dominated the news last week. He brought most of the capital to a standstill with his knee-jerk order banning matatus from…
Good job: People Daily asked hard questions
In the wake of the transport crisis in Nairobi last Monday after governor Mike Sonko banned matatus from the CBD, KTN news anchor Akisa Wandera…
Teen pregnancies have complex contexts
During the recent KCPE and KCSE exams, there were many media reports about pregnant candidates. Most of the stories were simplistic, talking about what appeared…
Excessive ‘nomadism’ hurts journalism
That Kenya has one of the highest turnover rates of journalists working in newsrooms is not new. If journalists were soccer players, this would be…