Friday, 9 June 2017

EDITORIAL ABDICATION AND DICTATES OF COMMUNICATION ETIQUETTE

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The media, it is often argued mistakenly, is a reflection of society. This in not an accurate description simply because the media ought to ...
Friday, 2 June 2017

THE WARTHOG, AN ABSENT MIND AND ABSENT-MINDED NEWSROOM GATEKEEPERS

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Rewinding facts in a news or feature story could be done for emphasis. There's no much harm in re-stating key elements of a story, to cl...
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Friday, 26 May 2017

OF ROYALTIES AND MISPLACED LOYALTIES

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In Kenya, the combination of music and politics has proven to be vital in securing an election victory. Musicians have now wisened up and ar...
Thursday, 18 May 2017

PICTURES, WORDS, CAPTIONS AND CORRUPTION OF MEANING

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Yet again, editorial nonsense has graced the pages of a Kenyan newspaper. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it's better for w...
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Thursday, 11 May 2017

THE NOT SO OBVIOUS STATEMENT OF THE OBVIOUS

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Repetition of facts for emphasis is acceptable in the media  But tautology is usually frowned upon since different words end up repeating th...
Thursday, 4 May 2017

OF FORGED LAND AND NEWS FORGERIES

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The media plays an important role of enlightening the public. Yet, when partaking from Kenyan news outlets, one at times is left feeling dum...
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Thursday, 27 April 2017

HEADLINES: ART, AESTHETICS AND ATROCIOUS TOPLINES

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Headline writing is an art. The end product is so designed to attract attention to a story. Keywords to string together are cleverly selecte...