Month: March 2022
Voters must reject politicians whose goons attack journalists for doing their job
It’s chilling. And baffling. Trainings are being conducted for journalists on personal safety to cover the August elections. It’s as if the scribes are heading…
How proud are you copying another scribe’s story that you could have done?
We grumbled here about the scarcity of investigative journalism, or even passable attempts to scratch below the surface of what newsmakers say. And, for our…
Primary English composition: Has Star given up on quality writing?
This is going to be harsh. Look, a newspaper is not the place for novice writers to come and practice. Readers would feel thoroughly abused….
Can’t media drop language of war in reporting about elections?
There is no doubt that politics is an everlasting contest over power and resources. Resources determine power. But power influences use and distribution of resources….
Do not assume readers know what you’re talking about, tell them
“Kenya is in talks with Ethiopia to buy cheap power from Africa’s single largest hydroelectric source, the $4.5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the…
‘Nation’ coverage of Baringo insecurity sets standard for driving elections agenda
The Friday, March 25, Daily Nation headline sounded quite sensational – only it wasn’t. It read, “Do they even care?”, with pictures of President Uhuru…
What’s ‘political paradigm’? Your job is to communicate clearly
With about four months to elections, the political paradigms between the two presidential aspirants Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga are beginning…
Conspiracy of silence? Brave soldiers who fall on duty deserve tears of the nation
“Hide nothing from the masses of our people. Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy…
Dear reporters, what should you do with a press statement, copy and paste?
Only a few weeks ago, all major Nairobi news houses ploughed into trouble for reporting inaccuracies about United Democratic Alliance party leader and presidential contender…
Mzee Kibor: Media, myths and the making of a maverick masculinity symbol
He is the definition of a man. The patron saint of masculinity. An elegant, imposing, and no-nonsense patriarch. The archetype of maleness. Wealthy. Farms. Livestock….