Wednesday, 26 March 2014

BLATANT LIES AND MANUFACTURED TRUTHS IN THE MEDIA

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At what point is it safe for the media to generalise that a particular view is a reflection of a wider belief or standpoint? Apparently, for...
Thursday, 20 March 2014

OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES AND SUBJUNCTIVE VERBS

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The use of English language by Kenyan newspapers is many a times so wanting, it almost feels like editors are beyond any grammatical help. B...
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014

HIGH NOON ON TWITTER: IS KENYAN TV NEWS ON THE RIGHT TRACK?

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What informed the transformation of  TV news in Kenya? Some say the shift is detrimental to sensible news delivery. Others argue the changes...
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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

OF EDITORIAL MISHAPS, SCHOOLS AND PRINCIPALS

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The English language can play cruel mind games, especially for media practitioners. One may set out to innocently state something, only to e...
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

BACK TO BASICS: GIVE US PURE NEWS

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Kenyan media outlets often feel the need to rebrand or relaunch. If there's value addition, then the audience is bound to appreciate the...
Monday, 17 February 2014

DEACTIVATING HYPERACTIVE ACTIVISM

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His brand of social protests in Kenya, captured the imagination of both friend and fiend. Many are the times he has mobilised support and en...
Wednesday, 12 February 2014

PATHETIC MEDIA ETHICS ON KENYAN TV

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Is there a time the Kenyan media's one hand does not know what the other is doing, just like the way the same media likes to label, espe...