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crucial issues in kenyan journalism

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Jul-Aug, 2005: Click on download or on heading to read story

Aug 28, 2005

Wako, don't mess with religion

Who told Attorney General Amos Wako that Christians and Hindus wanted constitutional courts?


Aug 21, 2005

Tiny focus, few experts, and no ideology hurt our journalism

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.


Aug 14, 2005

Murungaru’s troubles good for public 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.


Aug 7, 2005

Irritating digital democracy

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.


July 31, 2005

Irritating digital democracy

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.


July 24, 2005

KBC’s head was buried very deep in the sand this week

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.


July 17, 2005

Should reporters spill emotions all over the news?

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.


July 10, 2005

Noise could save Africa

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.


July 3 , 2005

Should the media name rape victims?

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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