Month: October 2020
Why journalists must read BBI report and take a public stand
USA Today is the latest major American publication to endorse Joe Biden and call upon voters to reject Donald Trump. The editorial board of the…
Dear Daily Nation, imagine being PS Nancy Karigithu
You are a senior member of society. A respectable civil servant. You serve among the elite offering invaluable service to the people of the Republic…
Half-baked stories leave readers high and dry
A Makueni lawyer whose hands were chopped off by a female cop died at Kenyatta National Hospital, the Star reported October 18. What! What happened?…
From Pinto to Shix Kapienga, media has produced great Mashujaa
When is Nairobi Metropolitan Services boss Mohammed Badi going to name a city road after Shix Kapienga? Ka-what? Kapienga is a radio broadcaster and entertainer….
Mediascape: KTN Farmers TV teaches you how to farm sperm whales
Someone asked: What is your beef with KTN Farmers TV? Absolutely none. We don’t have any pork or chicken or mutton with KTN Farmers TV….
Let us adhere to the ethical principles of journalism
Every week, the MCK’s fact-checking desk publishes an article on stories in print, television, radio or social media that violate journalistic norms. We highlight two…
Covering the campaigns: Media should not cheerlead BBI
By Kodi Barth Ever listened to a choir with one voice singing off-tune? That one voice scratches the ear – and not in a good…
PEN COP: Brace yourself for news of ‘drumming up support’ in coming months
Nation Breaking News tweet (October 22): Uhuru and Raila drum up support for BBI in Kisumu during an inspection tour of government projects in the…
Blood avocados: How media failed Kenyans on Kakuzi rights violations
In February, the Standard Group’s Farmers TV ran a two-part series on Kakuzi, the international agribusiness firm based in Makuyu, Murang’a County. Kakuzi PLC founded…
Thank you, ‘Standard’, for shoe-leather reporting
You don’t see this often in our journalism: a reporter hitting the streets with good old shoe-leather to get a story. Peter Theuri at The…