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Jul-Aug,
2005: Click
on Aug
28, 2005
Who told Attorney General Amos Wako that Christians and Hindus wanted constitutional courts?
If you don’t watch the news here for a week, you’d have no idea what TV channels are talking about. It is like walking into the middle of a soap opera and asking, “Why is she slapping him?” This only one of stuff that ail our journalism.
Two weeks of government flip-flop on what really led to Transport Minister Chris Murungaru’s ban from Britain has thrown the spotlight on something crucial – the role of public journalism. Journalism addresses people in their capacity as responsible citizens.
Hate is a word I use sparingly. I spare it for suicide bombers, genocide convicts, and people who park in my driveway – at night. But I am seriously considering slapping hate on people who flood the Web with second-hand news.
Hate is a word I use sparingly. I spare it for suicide bombers, genocide convicts, and people who park in my driveway – at night. But I am seriously considering slapping hate on people who flood the Web with second-hand news.
The violence that rocked the Capital this week as Nairobians demonstrated against the perceived mutilation of the Bomas Draft Constitution was instant news. But for all three days of demonstrations, State-run Kenya Broadcasting Corporation was left behind. It appeared deliberate.
What is wrong with reporters being human? Nothing. And nobody said they should pretend to be stones. Just that reckless splash of personal emotion doesn’t add up to news.
A French cow is allocated $3 a day, a lot more than most Kenyans earn in a day, Trade Minister Mukhisa Kituyi told KTN’s Newsline on Wednesday. How worse could Africa get? Maybe it’s time to bring the talk to the media.
Dealing with the media is a lot like dancing with a Doberman. You never know if the mbwa kali is going to lick your face or rip your throat out. Ten-year-old Sharon, the Standard Two child who recently gave birth to a baby girl at a Kericho hospital, didn't know that.
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