Friday, 30 August 2019

DIVORCE COURT AND MEDIA COURTING TROUBLE

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It's not very often that the Kenyan media dedicates ample time and resources to bring a private court hearing into the public sphere. Th...
Thursday, 22 August 2019

MEDIA DISSERVICE AND BASIC TERMS OF SERVICE

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The terms of service for media operators should include a clause on familiarity with common-place terminologies. That aim should be a mere m...
Thursday, 15 August 2019

KENYAN ROOTS, JAMAICAN SINGER, AND A NON-EXISTENT SONG

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Doing a background check before writing a news story, should be an easy task. Supporting facts can now be sourced conveniently in this digit...
Friday, 9 August 2019

OF HEADLINES AND HEAD SPIN-INDUCING CONTENT

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The language used by the press should communicate or convey information in a very direct and comprehensible manner. This means editors, repo...
Thursday, 1 August 2019

HEALTH MEDIA COVERAGE AND THE MEDICAL DOCTOR PRESCRIPTION

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Health matters have been getting massive attention in Kenyan media outlets. Many lives are being lost to major ailments, and even minor dise...
Saturday, 27 July 2019

OF NEWSPAPERS MISQUOTING PHOTOGRAPHS

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If facts are sacred, misquoting photographs should be sacrilegious. This may sound improbable because the media is more often accused of mis...
Friday, 19 July 2019

SPORTS JOURNALISTS, FOOTBALL AND BECOMING ONE WITH ALCOHOL

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What do you get from a sports journalist covering a football tournament in a foreign country? Articles about football, yes? And if the write...