An article in The Standard last week touted the claims of a local man to have found a new cough remedy based on 'mole soup'. Coughs can be the symptom of many different conditions, some of which... Read More
The missing numbers behind the Westgate attacks
Crises, as we saw in the Westgate Mall stand-off, breed chaos. The media’s role is to bring order to that chaos and deliver the information people need in order to understand the situation.... Read More
Why East African countries are vulnerable to terrorists
A week after the terrorist attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi The East African published an indepth story on why East African countries are vulnerable to terrorists. The article uses a timeline and a... Read More
Child death rates in East Africa visualized
The use of data in various fields including journalism has been on the rise. But data journalism has not taken root in Kenya. This is why it was refreshing to see The East African make... Read More
Standard journalist gets the KAIS numbers on male circumcision wrong
The release of the preliminary report of the second Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS 2012) received wide coverage in the print media in Kenya. They agreed that most of the stories in the media... Read More
Is Africa the drunk continent? How Time Magazine ignored the data
Is Africa the drunk continent? Time magazine says it is. "Africa has a drinking problem", a recent article on its website claimed, and “is in no shape to cope with an influx of alcohol”.... Read More
Missed opportunities to explain the inflation puzzle
Business journalists have a distinct advantage over other aspiring data journalists; economic data is released regularly and on time. By simply updating a database of excel spreadsheet each... Read More
Kenyan media misses the chance to illustrate mobile theft
The Daily Nation’s "five -step chain of your stolen phone," article provoked 17 online comments that it was a great article and well researched. In today’s media environment, generating an online... Read More