The use of spyware to surveil, harass, and intimidate journalists and activists — and those close to them has become a key activity for many governments...
Hilary Ng’weno was the founder of the respected Weekly Review which became the standard-bearer for political news reporting in Kenya and the region.
The language of colonialism has remained a determined and fixed feature of mainstream accounts of Africa. The racist imagery of Africa remains unchanged and essentially monstrous.
A whole industry of reputation management has been spawned online with companies dedicated, through means fair and foul, to gaming the system in favor of their...
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we consume media. With people confined to their homes, our social lives have moved online and the media industry...
Women are the untapped potential — a large, invested group of potential readers and viewers who want information that is relevant to their lives and those...
For about a month now, some of our readers within Uganda have been reporting problems accessing the website. Following receipt of these reports, we launched investigations...
COVID-19 has forced news organisations to adapt to changing times; many are closing down or letting go of their employees. Can journalism be declared redundant at...
Even though Europe and the United States are now the epicentres of the coronavirus pandemic, global media organisations are trying hard to portray the crisis as...
Despite having a reputation of being the freest in Africa, the mainstream media in Kenya remains hostage to state and corporate interests that determine what can...
The trend of knee-jerk public reactions of sympathy to heart-wrenching stories in the media, where ordinary members of the public rally in support of the highlighted...
There is an urgent need for scholars and practitioners to seriously think about media ethics for the internet age, and to develop practical on-the-job training as...
