Media shone light on dark Tanzania, exposed massacres and death of democracy
I work as a surgeon. The amount of death I witnessed at my public hospital was unbearable. The mortuary had […]
November 10, 2025
When public interest overrides ethics: Standard stood out on coverage of Tanzania elections
By Maundu Mbullo and Ghost Writer In the face of an information blackout in Tanzania, where the local media was
THE NEWS FILTER
Chesongoch landslides: Media must report beyond the death toll When the earth gave way under heavy rain in Chesongoch, Elgeyo
Did the Star forget how to write news intros?
Do you know those guys who start a conversation abruptly in the middle? People will have been quiet for a
The frontline is the newsroom, journalists need protection from within
On November 3, 2025, Kenyan journalists gathered at Sarova Woodlands in Nakuru to mark the International Day to End Impunity
Forget public editors, we need tombstone editors for our story cemeteries
Maybe it’s time Kenyan newsrooms hired a new kind of editor — not for headlines or syntax, but for the
After Nation’s electric cars story, media should press for solutions
The Nation story, ‘Kenya’s electric vehicles roadblock’ published on October 26 was an eye opener on the achievements made in
Use lessons from CHAN for sterling coverage of WAFCON
Something spectacular happened at the Stade Lat Dior stadium in Senegal in late October. Kenya’s Harambee Starlets edged out the
Burundi state control of mineral exports suspect, requires keen media watch
It is a settled argument that Burundi’s mineral sector and the entire extractive economy have been run haphazardly under a
ONLINE TRENDS ANALYSIS REPORT
Politics after Raila, Tanzania elections and Chesongoch tragedy dominate online discourse This analysis covers trending themes for the period November