Thursday, 26 February 2015

VALUE SUBTRACTION IN MEDIA CONTENT

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The motivation to find and disseminate meaningful information in Kenya's mainstream media, is perhaps withering, in the wake of the digi...
Thursday, 19 February 2015

UNPARDONABLE SIN AND 50 SHADES OF INSENSITIVE JOURNALISM

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Everyone is allowed to hold an opinion. But this does not negate the need to respect other people's views. If journalists happen to also...
Thursday, 12 February 2015

CONFINED CONVERGENCE-THE CASE FOR CLICKABLE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

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For a related story, click here. For more details, follow this link. These are useful additions to an online news story. Hyperlinks after al...
Thursday, 5 February 2015

HORROR OF A TV NEWS HOWLER

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To err is human, agreeably. But some errors threaten to defy the forgiving confines of humanity. Hardly a week after I pointed out the need ...
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Thursday, 29 January 2015

A LOOSE EDITORIAL GUIDE ON HOW TO LOSE WITHOUT SENSE OF LOSS

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For some Kenyan newsrooms, one of those bad days in the office is gradually becoming like any other day, where editorial mishaps neither eli...
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Friday, 23 January 2015

IGNORANCE, EGG ON TV PRESENTER'S FACE AND A RARE ON AIR DRESS DOWN

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The TV presenter introduces an international football match. After the clip runs, he is left with egg on his face. One of the countries he h...
Tuesday, 20 January 2015

VANITY OF TEARS OVER TEAR-GASSED CHILDREN

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There's safety in numbers. So the group of school children, flanked by teachers, parents and activists marched majestically to reclaim t...