Thursday, 24 January 2019

MISLED PRESIDENT, MISLEADING VIEWERS AND AN AWKWARD APOLOGY

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It's normal for TV news mistakes to happen and find their way to a viewer. But it is far from normal to make it look like its near-impos...
Friday, 18 January 2019

LIVE EVENTS, JUDGEMENTAL AUDIENCE AND DEMORALISING REPORTERS

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Understand the key facts. Narrow down the angles of the presentation. Then when the cue comes, remain calm, look straight at the camera and ...
Friday, 11 January 2019

MEDIA COMPETITION AND MEDIOCRE TACTICS

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A creative TV commercial has a rather surprising ending. It captures all the leading football teams in the English Premier League, except on...
Thursday, 3 January 2019

FROM BLANK CHEQUE ASPIRATION TO BLANK SCREEN PERSPIRATION

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In the seemingly over-supply of TV channels in Kenya, a broadcast outlet has to go many extra miles to attract and retain viewership, and po...
Friday, 28 December 2018

TV NEWS NEWBIES, MAINA, 'MEINA' AND A MINOR FAULT MANIAC

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It's always pleasant to see fresh talent coming through the Kenyan TV news scene. It's an apt assurance that the fine craft of journ...
Friday, 21 December 2018

TV PRESENTERS, FACING THE AUDIENCE AND HIDING FROM THE CAMERA EYE

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In stage plays, the dramatists are often implored to avoid showing their back to the audience. The state of emotions emanate from the face, ...
Friday, 14 December 2018

EDITORIAL SCRAPS AND NEWSPAPER SKYSCRAPERS

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To astonish readers is to attract and possibly command their interest, even if for a fleeting moment. And that's why the media happily p...