Month: July 2021
More social media control is an attempt to kill free speech
A high-powered delegation from the Media Council of Kenya – which is how an excellent reporter might have described it – paid a courtesy call…
An endorsement? Media gives Ruto early lead in 2022 State House race
James Smart is back on TV. Great guy, why lie. Calm, collected and sharp witted. Knows stuff. Excellent delivery. He is in charge, revolutionary beard…
Brevity, proofreading, these things matter in writing
Sometimes you start to read a story and wonder who taught the writer English. You go on and ask if editors were sleeping on the…
In death, Kangogo teaches media to use words carefully
It appears the media didn’t learn from apparent missteps two weeks ago in rushing to condemn fugitive policewoman Caroline Kangogo for murdering two men. No…
Don’t scream: Violent headlines fan the flames in already strained politics
The country is now only months away from the hottest of seasons, a general election. The season of political madness is here with us. The…
How about we run papers with blank front pages for a day?
Well, we are not sure whether it was an April Fool’s Day prank, but sometimes back, readers of Kansas City’s Northeast News woke up to…
Kameme FM’s open political bias ruins balanced debate
The political opinions of journalists are taken seriously by news consumers. The public tends to trust media as credible sources of information and any content…
Matiang’i and Minji Minji not running jointly for president
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyongesa A Facebook post shared on Nakuru Connect Page on July 7, claiming that Interior CS Fred Matiang’i will be…
What Kenyan history have journalists been taught? Unlearn it
The emotive land issues in Kenya can be traced to post-independence when the elite in government scrambled for prime land left by white settlers (Standard,…
The journalist who toppled a president while you danced for politicians
South Africa went up in flames last week. At least 212 people were killed and an unknown number injured in an orgy of violence and…