Category: Media

When my former university classmate and good friend sadly passed away by suicide in 2022, I was devastated.

In September 2022, the Baraza Media Lab with guidance from the Centre on Suicide Research and Intervention published a report that looked at how broadcast stations report on suicide on social media. Its contents were sobering.

I have gone back and forth debating on whether I should tell my story publicly because, as the story title suggests, I like my privacy.

Satire often plays the role of shaping public opinions. It’s intended to spark conversations and court participation. Satirists have a massive responsibility to entertain and educate.

Journalism is crucial for a functional democratic society, but not all media is equal. Journalists rely on storytelling to humanize news stories, yet many African stories are told by foreign media, leaving gaps in coverage.

Misinformation. Disinformation. Malinformation. Collectively, Kenyans call these terms ‘fake news’, and are extremely familiar with the concept.

The year 2020 was a watershed year for both women in the news, and the world in general, as COVID-19 took over news headlines.