Weekly Media Review
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FEATURE
The origin of developmental journalism Author: Herman Wasserman (editor) Publisher: Institute for Media Analysis in South Africa (iMasa) Review by: Hassan Kulundu On May 4, dignitaries from government, academia and the media industry converged on Nairobi for the 2013 Annual Journalism Excellence Awards (AJEA) ceremony. Winners and runners up in both print and broadc... Read more Monday, 10 June 2013 | Hits: 11 | COMMENTS |
TECHNOLOGY
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Digital switch to resolve frequency disputes says CCK By Hassan Kulundu Wrangles over allocation and use of broadcasting frequencies will cease once the digital transition takes place. According to Communications Commission of Kenya Director-General Francis Wangusi, conflicts with broadc... Read more Tuesday, 11 June 2013 | Hits: 18 | COMMENTS |
Why Kenya was justified in rejecting global telecoms pact In mid-December 2012 mor ethan 180 nations gathered in Dubai (Dubbed WCIT - World Conference on International Telecommunication) to deliberate on an obscure treaty last updated in 1988 called the ITRs. In a nutshell the ITRs are supposed to... Read more Tuesday, 29 January 2013 | Hits: 156 | COMMENTS |
Complex issues that divided Africa at ITR conferenceKenya has seen great socio-economic, political, cultural and individual benefits of mobile telephony and Internet communication. Recognizing the benefits, Kenya has set a goal of 100% internet penetration by 2017 – and it is well on the way... Read more Tuesday, 29 January 2013 | Hits: 484 | COMMENTS |
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Uhuru wins fight but loses battle to gag the Star Media coverage of the campaigns ahead of the last election featured, among other interesting political content, plenty of punditry on the implications of electing Mr Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr William Ruto as president and deputy president res... Read more PRESS FREEDOM | Administrator | Tuesday, 11 June 2013 | Hits: 42 | COMMENTS |
Media devastated Judge’s definition of ‘citizen’ excluding legal persons means media houses have no right to access information under Article 35 of the Constitution. Optimism was high in the media that transparency and accountability had finally been achie... Read more PRESS FREEDOM | Administrator | Monday, 10 June 2013 | Hits: 42 | COMMENTS |
Nation Group’s Odindo to chair Media Council The Editorial Director of Nation Media Group, Joseph Odindo, is the new chairman of the Media Council of Kenya. Mr Odindo was elected during the 13-member Council’s sitting on 16 January. Ms Sarah Nkatha who represents the Kenya Union of Jo... Read more PRESS FREEDOM | Administrator | Tuesday, 29 January 2013 | Hits: 268 | COMMENTS |
On media and freedom of expressionEvery registered political party, referendum committee, candidate and agent- a) shall respect the role of the media before, during and after an election or referendum conducted under this Act; b) shall not prevent access by members of the... Read more PRESS FREEDOM | Administrator | Tuesday, 29 January 2013 | Hits: 1020 | COMMENTS |
Can media be trusted to hold big fish to account? Scant coverage of the murder of a commercial sex worker that attracted international media interest raises probity questions. This is the question that pops up in the mind of a keen media analyst in view of how the media treated a recent d... Read more PRESS FREEDOM | Administrator | Wednesday, 5 December 2012 | Hits: 386 | COMMENTS |
Detained and Tortured The struggle for democracy has been synonymous with the struggle for press freedom and the promulgation of the new constitution is the culmination of a gallant struggle in which journalists of yesteryears paid a big price. Former Reuters co... Read more PRESS FREEDOM | Administrator | Thursday, 1 November 2012 | Hits: 527 | COMMENTS |
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COMMENTARY
Why it’s hard to regulate online content It is Barbara Jill Walters, an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality who said; “Show me someone who never gossips and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.” Eight out of ten times, I get “breaking news” and gossip from websites, blogs and social media si... Read more Tuesday, 11 June 2013 | Hits: 8 | COMMENTS |