Thursday, 30 July 2015

THE ONE WHERE A NOMINATED MP BECOMES GOVERNMENT

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What or who exactly is the government? Has it got three arms? Yes. Does it exercise power on behalf of the people being governed? Maybe. Is ...
Wednesday, 22 July 2015

OBAMA, GRANNIES AND GATEKEEPING DEFICIENCY DEMONS

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Kenya is preparing to host a very important visitor. US president Barack Obama is coming home. And the local media is seizing this moment to...
Thursday, 16 July 2015

OF EDITORIAL HOUSE STYLE, A PRISON WARDER AND WARDEN

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A media house should develop its own editorial house style. This subsequently informs how its products will be consistently expressed. In it...
Thursday, 9 July 2015

AUDIENCE SUSPENSE AND THE SCENE BEHIND A TENSE TV PRESENTER

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Television is a visual medium. The audience can be glued to their seat, if the content is gripping. The uninteresting broadcast can make mou...
Thursday, 2 July 2015

BYLINES, NON-NAMES AND NEWSPAPER GHOST WRITERS

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Writers of articles in a newspaper can be credited directly by having their names published, usually at the beginning or the end of the piec...
Thursday, 25 June 2015

FOLLY OF DELAYED ATTRIBUTION AND QUOTES THAT MISS

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Attribution gives authenticity and authority to news stories. It plays a big role in determining whether the information is believable. It a...
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Friday, 19 June 2015

TV NEWS FAIL: HISTORICAL TRUTHS MINUS GEOGRAPHICAL REALITY

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Is it a virtual deception? Then maybe all that is required is a computer-aided correction. Or is it a physical misrepresentation of facts? T...