Month: February 2019
Media jingoism in ‘war’ with Somalia
KTN Morning Express presenter Michael Gitonga hosted ‘The Newsroom’ show on February 20 to discuss media coverage of the Kenya-Somalia territorial dispute. His guests were…
Why is media pushing old news online?
You probably noticed that reading the news on a mobile phone or tablet is a pain. Adverts are all over the place, edging out news….
A weevil’s pee: Reporting the oil ‘windfall’
It is now six years since Kenya discovered oil in Turkana. The headlines have not ceased screaming. But where is the oil? Where are the…
MEDIASCAPE: How to report a horse’s age and ‘visibly angry’ president
Let us talk about Damaris Wambui Kamau, the woman who defied the rule against looking a gift horse in the mouth when she rejected a…
PEN COP: No, Shujaa Kimathi was not ‘hanged to death’
It has emerged that KAA board chairman Isaac Awuondo is also the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Kenyatta-owned Commercial Bank of Africa (Star, February…
What is the future of radio?
World Radio Day was celebrated last week under the theme, “Dialogue, tolerance and peace”. The UN educational and cultural agency Unesco set the day aside…
On the take: Corruption in the media
At a media forum in Nairobi on February 12, Broadcasting PS Fatuma Hirsi brought up an issue that has over the years blighted journalism: Corruption….
Trash the lone voice story
Last week’s issue of the government newspaper MyGov led with a story about narcotic drugs at the Coast. It is a big, old problem. “Regional…
MEDIASCAPE: How to interview a cobra
On Tuesday last week, Deputy President William Ruto appeared on BBC’s Hard Talk show. The interview conducted by veteran journalist Stephen Sackur lived true to…
Put anonymous source in the room
We did something random. We sampled three reports from three newspapers, the Standard, the Star and the Nation on investigative stories. The result? Reporters in…