For quite sometime many Kenyans have been tuning on to Eastandards group Kenya Television Network(KTN) News with intent to get the latest news and analysis but apparently the stations editorial policy is starting to let many down. While it is true that the media has taken up the role of the citizens ombudsman and guardian by frequently exposing maladministration,outright crime, corruption ,poor leadership ,misfeasance ...etc by the elite on the other hand a credible News station cannot adopt a partisan viewpoint and remain relevant!I find KTN PRIME TIME NEWS guilty of distorting news, sensationalist reporting, airing personal opinions, bias and sometimes being rude and callous in the opening statements their News anchors state at the begining of prime time news each day at 9.00 oclock!Instead of stating News they air out their opinion on what is going on in the Country. They go to the archives and selectively bring out information that would lend credence to the stations viewpoint.I watch CNN, BBC, SKY News and even A l Jazeera and no reputable TV Station is that brazen! No wonder the Waki Commision found the media to be culpable in the post election violence.
My two cents on the issue please change this attitude and give us more content, investigative journalism and report news or turn into a political party and we swith on Nation Media's NTV.....Kenyans are simply tired of propaganda and need upbuilding information free from bias or manipulation .Dont just give the public one side of the coin, be objective or loose viewership!
You are so right! i long got tired of watching negative news on KTN every single day. surely we all know what is wrong with Kenya and I cant stand having to listen to those negative Sentiments every single day. the other station already caught up in this nasty thing is Kiss FMs breakfast show. That hitherto beloved Mutoko has suddenly got into boring us with endless jeremiads about our country
ReplyDeleteKTN is best known for business news. For non biased news especially on politics you are better off with NTV and Citizen. K24 is great with detailed news. They do justice to both sides of the story
ReplyDeleteKTN used to be the best station kitambo but when the whole ODM and PNU issues started, then they changed. I was very disappointed in the coverage of the Election Results and later the fuelling of violence. Today I can't stand them anymore...atleast your post shows, I'm not the only one of this opinion.
ReplyDeleteyou all are so correct on this issue, i hope more Kenyan readers willair their opinion here so that this guys know its not a small issue! they change or loose out!
ReplyDeleteyou all are so correct on this issue, i hope more Kenyan readers willair their opinion here so that this guys know its not a small issue! they change or loose out!
ReplyDeleteyou all are so correct on this issue, i hope more Kenyan readers willair their opinion here so that this guys know its not a small issue! they change or loose out!
ReplyDeletePhew! Thank God for this.
ReplyDeleteI thought I was the only one.
Now you understand why the PM was tapping on their microphone at a rally in Kibera the other day.
The media in Kenya in completely compromised and biased. No wonder people rely on blogs and other international news sources online. Bure kabisa.
sensational reporting in Kenyan media is reaching an all time high as the stations try to outcompete each other. I prefer sober and simple analysis of issues rather than jounalists trying to outdo each other with their knowledge of big adjectives.
ReplyDeleteps. NTV's Robert 'tweng' Nagila is also guilty of sensationalizing everything he reports.
i agree!
ReplyDeletei usuall joke, that at the beginning when they say "your independent news channel" i say they are independent of objectivity.
i feel this way, and yet i am biased towards ODM....its really bad.
and the drama at the beginning of the news? weird!
Sounds like the U.S. version of FOX 5. Talk about brazen. And furthermore, ALL of the female newscasters are pretty blond haired women. They went to town during the elections.
ReplyDeletethe response is overwhelming, manyof us feel the same, ive only received one email in support of their editorial/opening statement! if they dont change, the tide of change will sweep them away! by the way constructive critiscism is good!
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