Month: June 2020
A tale of two thieves: Bad reporting of Waluke sentencing
Two big thieves were caught last week. But the third was sanitised in Nairobi’s CBD by her co-thieves. Now, thieves are nabbed in Kenya every…
Media was right to cover Waiguru playing cards
A governor had been impeached. The fate of her political life was now in the hands of a Senate committee hearing. Yet, in the middle…
Shame on Mediamax! Respect labour rights
It was the industry equivalent of a massacre. Conducted in the dead of night. Black Monday. Mediamax on June 22 wiped out nearly its entire…
Tell stories about personal struggles of men
Father’s Day came and went on June 21. No big deal. Everyone, the media clergy included, knows what to do for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day,…
Mediascape: When 1+1=11 in media ‘mazematiks’
Journalists are not good at mathematics. Why? The average journalist would happily tell you that they do not understand why one plus one is two…
PEN COP: What is ‘a word of prayer’ doing in journalism?
Former Majority Leader Aden Duale has been sacked, but not because he is incompetence (Star, June 23, p.5). Of course Duale is not “incompetence”, sigh….
Do journalists lie to the public? Loss of credibility is costly
On June 16, The Star newspaper published a story titled, “Chebukati, Aukot plan another Punguza Mizigo bill to beat BBI” (p.9), written by Allan Kisia….
Assignment: How is Covid-19 home-based care going on?
Photo courtesy of Kevin Odit/Daily Nation The government announced the start of home-based care for Covid-19 patients on June 10. A news report by NTV’s Seth…
Gossip columns a danger to journalism
From The Star’s “Corridors of Power” to People Daily’s “Street Talk,” mainstream media’s daily indulgence in unattributed gossip is a danger to journalism. This trend,…
Star use of photos to tell stories commendable
The Star photo editor Jack Owuor seems to have made up his mind that pictures ought to be used better in telling stories than the…