Wednesday, 26 September 2018

ENTERPRISE REPORTING, REGURGITATED FEATURES AND RECYCLED STORIES

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Skills in enterprise reporting are welcomed in the newsroom. But is the world always going to provide interesting stories that journalists c...
Wednesday, 19 September 2018

CITY LAWYER, VILLAGE LAWYER & NEWSPAPER FLAMBOYANCE

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The easiest way to identify people covered in the media  is to use their names.  To help the audience understand more about the subjects, ad...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018

100% VALUE ADDED NEWSPAPER INACCURACY

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The cost of living in Kenya, it is now widely feared, might be about to get dangerously close to being unbearable. And the local media has b...
Friday, 7 September 2018

MEDIA, NEWSMAKERS AND ADDING VALUE TO EXPRESSED VIEWS

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If the work of journalists was to simply report what newsmakers say, then it would be very difficult for the audience to distinguish between...
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Saturday, 1 September 2018

TV PRESENTERS, ON AIR DISTRACTION AND THE SPIRITUAL SPECTACLE

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If one tunes into a TV station in Kenya, one's mind can easily wander off from the substance of the content. A major driver of this phen...
Thursday, 23 August 2018

MEDIA, CLEAR INFORMATION AND VAGUE HEADLINES

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Information channelled through the media needs to be unambiguous, if it's to be useful to the audience. The challenge though, can come b...
Tuesday, 14 August 2018

OF INFERTILE NEWS COUPLES, CHILDLESS PARENTS AND TV GRAPHICS

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Words are the building blocks of communication. Whether in isolation or combination, they are used to convey meaning. But frequently for the...