Month: November 2022
Huge win for investigative journalism in quack doc case calls for more
The towering French existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sarte describes Che Guevara as “not only an intellectual but also the most complete human being of our age”…
Police assault on Muiruri: Is state pursuing vendetta against the media?
The video clip of highly trained and armed police officers pulling, shoving and raining blows on an unarmed and defenceless Nation Media Group reporter sent…
Publishing on the edge of ethics: Standard just discovers sex sells
Lately, lots of sex stories, the kind you expect to run into on River Road, are finding their way into the Standard newspaper pages. Some are…
NTV’s women-only panel on gender and climate change discriminatory
By Dex Mumo The 21st century press should rise above viewing gender as ‘women’. Consider NTV’s AMLive televised show of Thursday, November 24, 2022, with journalist…
‘Chicken butchers for hire’ good story, but title cheated readers
The Standard on November 6 published a story about seven young men who are on demand in seven counties for their expertise in slaughtering chickens. Eye…
Is KRA using excise stamps to steal from taxpayers? ‘Weekly Review’ thinks so
By Kodi Barth Where do public funds ordinarily get stolen? In government ministries, parastatals, or further down the gravy chain – for example, in government…
Worried about mental health effects of your work? MCK curriculum offers help
By Mutisya Leo The Media Council of Kenya is in the process of finalising a modular-based curriculum on mental health reporting for media practitioners. A…
Nation annoys models by giving them strange names, does accuracy count?
By Jacob Nyukuri Last week witnessed two critical violations targeting journalists. In one incident that caused shock and anger, a journalist was attacked and roughed…
When newspaper announces to readers its failure to investigate story
Agencies silent on source of 10,000 tonnes of grain (Nation headline, November 23, p.2). Intro: The agencies handling the 10,000 tonnes of maize that arrived at…
Value added content: End ‘he said’, clicks journalism or forget audiences
The Star splashed a story on its website titled, “Raila, Kalonzo right to front children for EALA – Ahmednasir” (November 16). The report was based…