Journalism is about integrity
January 22, 2018
When a mad man dances naked in the marketplace in broad daylight, it is his relatives who suffer the shame.
Category: Editor’s Pick
EDITOR’S PICK: We Will Defend Media Freedom and Professionalism
January 15, 2018
By Kodi Barth Welcome to a fresh-look, Media Observer, the watcher of watchdogs. We come to you from Nairobi, every
When journalism loses to PR
January 15, 2018
Finally, the day after the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) was ordered out of Kenyan roads, traffic police apparently assumed
Fake News or Just bad journalism? The story everyone got wrong
January 15, 2018
It is terrible enough to suddenly lose a family member in unclear circumstances. You are left holding your seven-week daughter.
DP Spokesman’s threat to Nation reporter is serious
January 15, 2018
In his new autobiography, Kenya’s former Vice President Moody Awori records as follows: “On Christmas Eve 1991, Mwai Kibaki resigned
No journalist should live in fear
January 15, 2018
The freedom and safety of journalists are on our minds this week. KTN Senior Reporter Duncan Khaemba recounted his traumatic
“Mike said” ad nauseam
January 8, 2018
A scribe must write a fair, accurate and an unbiased story about matters of public interest. But that is not
Where is Mr. Poop?
January 8, 2018
Kenyan journalism is often celebrated – for good reason. Our mediascape boasts some of the best newsmen and women on
Just for hits: The Star vs. Grace Msalame
January 8, 2018
The Star is Kenya’s foremost political newspaper. Hold on: that is not our ruling. It is how they have positioned
When Social Media Jailed Tuju & Co in Tanzania
January 8, 2018
Social media has been aflame for weeks with reports that Jubilee Secretary General Raphael Tuju, Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria
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