Month: September 2021
Good journalism digs up the answers, not more questions
Cognitive closure refers to the state in which an individual recognises that he or she has achieved understanding of something. One is able to see…
Accuracy is the only way to avoid demands for apologies, or worse
On September 23, the Daily Nation tendered an apology to Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru. Kimathi Street had reported on September 10 that Minji Minji was…
Musician Emmy Kosgey story of married life in Nigeria was badly written
The Standard’s feature story last week on gospel artist Emmy Kosgey’s life in Nigeria tried to commit every possible sin in journalistic writing. It started…
Star must invest in good writers and subs, the backbone of journalism
The Star lately is having a field day with reporters who compete to shock readers. Their writing, instead of informing, ironically shifts attention to the…
Doctoring doctor’s story: When Daily Nation made killing a good thing
Somewhere in Nakuru last week, two children are found dead inside their bedroom with their father, a medical doctor, “fighting for his life”. We will…
Keff’s vitimbi on screen showed he should have rested that Sunday
We checked it out. There’s only one Keff Joinange in the world and Kenya has the singular privilege of being his home. Anyone who says…
In season of madness avoid putting words in politician’s mouth
There shall be a lot of psychology going round this week. But too much psychology never hurt anyone. Maybe all journalism classes ought to come…
Selling superstition on radio may do more harm than good
“We got power of helping one find a job, treating chronic disease like cancer, win a case in court, kurudisha mtu aliyepotea (tracing lost people),…
Kalonzo received warm welcome in Nakuru, not a beating
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyongesa 1. A tweet claiming that a case file in the prosecution of former CS Henry Rotich went missing was…
Woman can do what a man can, but she can’t sire a baby
A woman has moved to court seeking to have the body of a child she sired with city lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui exhumed (People Daily, September…