Month: September 2020
The Namir challenge: You must do a world exclusive before you die
For most of last century, some of the finest newshounds in Nairobi did not research a story. They drank it. If you mentioned “research” to…
Standard’s Ruto defiance story had sin of omission
A missing nut graph in The Standard’s September 25 story about Ruto’s “defiance” exposed distracted, shallow journalism that, unfortunately, is all too frequent. “DP defies…
From this story it is clear who sets the standard for the nation
Something unusual occurred in the Judiciary on Friday, September 18. A judge reversed her ruling in a much-watched case. The Saturday Standard carried the story…
Pumwani Maternity Hospital story was stale news and you know it
They say when a dog bites a man, that is not news; it is news when man bites dog. Well, last week’s story that put…
Mediascape: Did media cheat parents, students with ‘schools set to reopen’ stories?
A trained surgeon, Education CS Prof George Magoha uses words like a scalpel, sharp and pointed. And whenever words fail him in theatres of words…
Media should be cautious over rising political talk
Did Deputy President William Ruto storm Jubilee headquarters? It would be right to say that the political polarisation is on the rise in Kenya mainly…
PEN COP: ‘As far as blah blah is concerned…’ Ooliskia wapi?
As far as secondary schools are concerned, the CS said that 75 per cent of them are day institutions, which are also free (People Daily,…
Dear JK Live crew, news bulletin is not a show
Citizen TV’s Jeff Koinange news anchoring style on September 16 at the 9pm bulletin was arrogant. We suspect the anchor forgot he was reading the…
No one kills over ugali or Sh10; search for the reasons
Bizarre killings are reported in Kenya often. On September 15, Citizen TV had the story of a man in Kakamega who killed his wife by…
Celebratory headlines over defeating Covid-19 are premature
Has Kenya contained Covid-19? Which headline do you believe? One about triumph over the pandemic or the other that urges caution? “Worst of coronavirus is…