MEDIA
This category address all you need to know about what’s happening in Media today
Tension at Standard as Journalists are Denied Free Newspaper
Human Resources Director Nicholas Siwatom said from 1st October, the complimentary newspaper would be available in digital format.
Standard Newspaper New Managing Editor’s Job Won’t Be Easy
Dennis Galava, who was managing editor for Saturday Nation, took over the helm on 1st October, 2019, and hopes to rebuild trust with readers.
Standard Brings Back Radical Editor to Head Daily Editions
It's grand return for Galava, who quit in a huff in March 2017, just five months after taking over as managing editor for weekend editions.
More Heads to Roll as Mediamax Unveils Fresh Layoff Exercise
Affected employees will be given one month's notice or alternatively paid one month' s salary in lieu of notice and severance pay at the rate of 15 days pay for each year of service
Social Media Admins Risk Being Jailed in MP’s Proposed Law
Any person who blogs without a licence is guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding Ksh 500,000, or to an imprisonment of a term not exceeding two years
At Uhuru Media House, Old Employees Kicked Out Without Pay
Retirement of employees aged 60 years and above is part of cost-cutting measures Mediamax is pursuing to keep the company afloat.
Kenya’s Veteran Journalist Joins Reuters in Advisory Role
Members of the board, chaired by Lord, provide expert insights, and help develop valuable networks, to further the institute’s research and fundraising activities
Qwetu Radio to Rebrand, Take on “Maina and King’ang’i”
While some of its programmes were fairly popular, the media house failed to break even, a situation that saw it bleed talent while those who remained went for months without pay