Month: January 2020
NTV’s Ruto interview and lessons for journalists
The year 2020’s first big interview aired last week. NTV’s Ken Mijungu sat down with Deputy President William Ruto, the man the Observer’s crystal ball…
Bird that flew from Finland to Siaya
Three stories in print media last week shone the light on what riveting storytelling should look like. One, The Standard on January 24 told the…
Can media houses conspire to ‘fix’ a politician?
If the editorial pontiffs of Nairobi’s main media houses met at Kenyatta market one afternoon, they would likely enjoy juicy goat ribs (sometimes the ribs…
The media’s duty to African history
“Njaanuary” has rushed to a close. Hurray! Sign of a fresh new decade that might hold great hope. In the past, “Njaanuary” lasted about 67…
Mediascape: BBI, and why a parrot might make a better journalist
First things first: how many of us in our newsrooms have read the Building Bridges Initiative report cover to cover? Because by the look of…
Media monitoring: Good research is essential in journalism
On Thursday, January 23, NTV conducted an exclusive interview with Deputy President William Ruto over a number of issues. Subsequently, the station advertised another interview…
Step aside talking heads, we have News Gang
One of the staggering ironies of Kenyan journalism is over-reliance on authority. Reporters seek the opinion of one authority or the other even on subjects…
Point Blank: TG’s mercenary journalism taints KTN
Former presidential candidate Cyrus Jirongo was Tony Gachoka’s guest on the KTN talk show Point Blank aired on January 15. Watching the show, one wondered…
Sexism is a radio thing, accept and move on
It’s 8:30pm at Radio Citizen and Mzee wa Porojo Kamau Munywa has the mic. It’s Friday, January 10 and the early night host, famous for…
Scribes attempt to clear locusts by eating them
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri was sacked last week. In a phrase obviously inspired by hilarious memes on social media, Daily Nation reported in a…