Wednesday, 29 April 2015

VISUAL TORTURE, SASHAYING CENTRE PIECES AND TV NEWS PRESENTATION

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Two eyes one brain. That's all viewers of broadcast news have, to appreciate the visual elements. The field of view is 180 degrees. But ...
Thursday, 23 April 2015

OF SOURCING RESOURCES AND SOURCES OF SAUCY STORIES

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Sources can either be direct providers of news, or indirect providers of information that can lead to big news, or even misleading news. And...
Wednesday, 15 April 2015

NO RIGHT TURNS AGONY AND WRONG TURNS IN THE TV STUDIO

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TV news relays the reality of a day's major occurrences, but often relies on a lot of visual manipulations and technical illusions. So t...
Thursday, 9 April 2015

TERROR, LATE STATE RESPONSE AND A BELATED EDITORIAL

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The Kenyan government has been heavily criticised for what some say was a lethargic response to the horrific terror attacks in Garissa Unive...
Wednesday, 1 April 2015

SACRIFICING EDITORIAL PROBITY AT THE ALTAR OF TV RATINGS

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So, a Kenyan TV station gives a platform to a controversial 'pastor'. Then the same station goes ahead and criticises the views of t...
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Thursday, 26 March 2015

OF MEDIA SIDE STEPS AND STEPPING ASIDE

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Names have been dropped impulsively, after Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, asked those implicated in a graft report to step aside, pending...
Thursday, 19 March 2015

DIARY OF GRAFTED GRAFT DIARIES AND OUTSOURCING NEWSROOM BRILLIANCE

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The main Kenyan media houses appear to have taken a no holds barred approach, in highlighting ills bedevilling the various arms of governmen...