Month: May 2023
Evidence-based journalism will win public trust, not tales from unnamed sources
Nairobi’s news editors raised their eyebrows, pulled a face, stared blankly ahead and chewed at their biros absently. What does one make of this story,…
Shallow on Tullow: Kenya oil story should be told beyond parroting press releases
Citizen TV reported on May 23 that British oil exploration firm, Tullow, has assumed full ownership of the Kenya oil project after its joint venture…
Back to basics: The writing is just as important as the story
The old idea that the medium is just as important as the message, or that the medium is the message, is still fairly acceptable. However,…
Why rising ‘Fifth Estate’ is replacing slumbering mainstream media
By Dex Mumo It is time we told the mainstream media that they are replaceable since they are slow in perfecting journalism even in the…
Milele FM, why shout about having sex on air at 2:30pm?
The sun was up and blazing. It was 2:30pm in April. Meaning everyone on the equator – men, women and children – would be up…
Who else is tired of Jubilee this, Jubilee that stories in the news?
Give Jubilee Party credit where it is due. The former President’s party has managed to dominate headlines-albeit for all the wrong reasons for weeks. In…
President hasn’t been out shopping, prices of unga and cooking oil remain high
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyukuri The Media Observer monitoring team notes that bloggers continue to spread misinformation and propaganda. Politicians and other leaders were also found…
Moses Kuria rejected birth control, scribes hit him with HIV and ‘vawulence’
Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has kicked off a storm after describing birth control efforts as “misguided”, attracting criticism from family planning advocates (People Daily, May…
We celebrate rise of women to head media institutions, more inclusion needed
Mombasa Road slaughtered a fat ram for one of its finest. The Standard Group dedicated a full page of its paper to congratulate KTN news…
Who’s striking a blow for media freedom, or did Imanyara and others suffer in vain?
In June 2021, a senior State House official summoned the chief editor of a national newspaper. What’s wrong with you people? Mkubwa is mad with a…