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Why Kenya’s new cybercrimes law is an attack on freedom of speech0
- Access to Information, Africa, Blogging, Democracy, East Africa, Human Rights, Kenya, Media
- 21.05.2018.
The internet, especially blogs and social media have become a very integral part of the information chain in Kenya. Several scandals involving the loss of millions of dollars and misuse of public office have been first unearthed on social media before they were taken up by traditional media. Perhaps the growth being witnessed in Kenya’s
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Africa Deleting Facebook? Not Likely. But Context Will Matter More0
- Africa, Media, Social Media
- 04.04.2018.
When the GuardianUK newspaper broke a story about a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica and its role in collecting the private data of British and American citizens, African social media did not go apoplectic. This was despite the fact that the same company also allegedly had a hand in two of the continents largest countries’ elections,
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Innocent Victim? Not Exactly0
- Kenya, Media, Politics, Press Freedom
- 05.03.2018.
The last few weeks have been rather trying for Kenyan media. The government’s criminal overreaction to the mock swearing in of Raila Odinga did not end with the shut down of the three leading television stations for over a week. Even after they were allowed back on air, the Uhuru Kenyatta administration has continued to
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We need to talk about Access to Information, Again0
- Access to Information, Democracy, Freedom of Expression, Media
- 27.11.2017.
I recently received a phone call from a journalist asking my views on authorities refusing to provide information to the media. The context of the story was that a local media institution got rumours that the sacked Zimbabwean Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa who has left Zimbabwe had sought asylum in Malawi. In the spirit of
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Why I’ve Chosen Social Media Silence About Zimbabwe0
- Africa, Internet, Media, Social Media, Zimbabwe
- 26.09.2017.
We were sitting on the old cushioned chairs in the dormitory reception where the temperamental TV set mounted overhead to one corner of the room was not giving us any news about the election results. It was just before 8 pm on a Sunday night, and I had just arrived back in Bulawayo from Harare,
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Kenya’s Media Criticized Over Election Coverage0
- Democracy, Elections, Journalism, Media
- 14.08.2017.
After Kenyans left the election booths on August 8th, their eyes were glued on their TV set for streaming results of the presidential elections and other five positions as well as reports on the prevailing security situation based on the country’s history of experiencing pockets of violence when results are announced and the increased activities
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Debating Zim Journalism’s Assumed ‘Golden Era’ vs. Its Contemporary Challenges0
- Journalism, Media
- 28.04.2017.
There have been some interesting assertions about the state or quality of contemporary Zimbabwean journalism in recent weeks. The chief executive officer of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Vincent Kahiya was recently quoted as having said that the golden era of journalism is now gone at a recent Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) conference. Not more
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Sensitivity in the age of the internet meme0
- Africa, Media, Press Freedom, Social Media, Society, South Africa
- 22.03.2017.
The embedding of social media networks into our daily lives led to the rise of the internet meme, bringing humour to the many words that fill the interwebs. But it was really in 2014 when the ‘Confused Black Girl’ image went viral that it was clear that, the age of the internet meme is upon
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Fake News is about Journalism, Not Social Media0
- Africa, Freedom of Expression, Journalism, Malawi, Media, Press Freedom
- 13.03.2017.
The BBC recently had their Africa debate in Blantyre, Malawi. The debate was on whether “journalism in Africa is threatened by fake news”. The BBC said they had the debate in Malawi because Malawians are keen and royal listeners of BBC World Service. What came out clearly in the course of the debate was that
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