by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2019
Kenya’s Nation should unpublish drunk driving test picture, public editor says
Kenya's The Nation has used the same photo of an 18-year-old woman taking a drunken driving test numerous times to...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2019
Kenya’s the Nation Media Group releases ethics policy for transparency & accountability
In a bid for transparency, Kenya's The Nation Media Group has publicized its editorial policy, which includes a section on...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2019
Bad page layout suggested governor stole $99 million, Kenyan paper apologizes
Kenya's Sunday Nation suggested Kenyan governor Anne Waiguru was involved with the theft of 10 billion Kenyan shillings (about $99...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 18, 2019
New York Times defends graphic photo of Nairobi terrorism attack
The New York Times defended publishing a graphic photo of the victims of the Nairobi terrorism attack at DusitD2 hotel...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 11, 2018
Kenya’s Nation Will Unpublish only in cases of ‘Factual Misrepresentation’
Kenya's The Nation will not unpublish news stories unless there is "factual misrepresentation," the newspaper's public editor Peter Mwaura explained....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2017
Was the Nairobi Star a victim of Fake News?
The Nairobi Star says it's been the victim of fake news. Was it? The Kenyan newspaper reported this week that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2016
Kenyan’s Nation Didn’t Ask Police to Pay to Squash Negative Bribery Story, Freelancer Fired
Did Kenya's The Nation ask police to pay journalists to cover up a bribery story? No, public editor Peter Mwaura says!...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2016
Kenyan Newspaper Fires Writer for Editorial Critical of President
Kenyan newspaper The Nation fired writer Denis Galava more than two weeks after his editorial critical of Kenya's president was published....
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Robert Mugabe didn’t say Kenyans were Thieves, NYTimes Published Fake Quote
The New York Times published fake quotes attributed to Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe. The fake quotes came from...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 07, 2013
2 African News Sites Hoaxed by Kanye West, Nelson Mandela Satire Article
Two African news outlets were hoaxed by a Daily Currant satire story claiming that Kanye West said he would be...