Internews in Kenya::Democracy and Governance RSS Feed Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard. Subscribe to this feed to receive regular updates about work in Kenya, where our regional office in Nairobi supports projects throughout Sub-Saharan Africaen-ushttp://www.internewskenya.org/rss/PHP/5.2.16http://www.internewskenya.org/Internews Internews alumni shine at the Media Council of Kenya awards http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=341 Internews alumni shine at the Media Council of Kenya awards

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]]> Veteran health reporter pays it forward http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=339 Veteran health reporter pays it forward

By Dorothy Otieno & Callie Long, Internews in Kenya. In 2012 William Inganga hit a wall – he had written more than 50 st

]]> Call for entries- Talkcheck awards http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=331 Call for entries- Talkcheck awards

Internews in Kenya is announcing the TalkCheck Awards 2013. The deadline for story submission will be Friday 3rd May 2013. Since January 2013, Internews has been implementing an intensive journalism training program to address the media’s critical role in

]]> Wanted: Journalists who can't stop asking questions http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=326 Wanted: Journalists who can't stop asking questions

By Boni Odinga, Internews in Kenya.Just the other day after separate attacks on journalists Dennis Onsarigo and Jackie Maribe, I posed a question on social media: Were the attacks on the journalists coincidental? Very quickly someone responded on my wall telling me no

]]> Telling it differently http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=319 Telling it differently

By Ida Jooste, Country Director, Internews in Kenya. “Nairobi’s notorious traffic jam was replaced by the traffic jam of eager voters”.(Nairobi is one of the four worst congested cities in the world). “A

]]> What journalists should know about the election results transmission system http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=315 What journalists should know about the election results transmission system

By Brice Rambaud, Internews in Kenya On March 4th, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will transmit provisional results through an Electronic Results Transmission (ERT) System from all polling stations to the tallying centers where they will be

]]> The world watching, to see if Kenyas media will be part of the solution. http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=317 The world watching, to see if Kenyas media will be part of the solution.

“Discredited by their role in the post-election violence, [Kenyan] journalists for mainstream media houses and many of the vernacular radio stations have transformed the way they report the news” – so says David Hoffman, Internews President and founder in a post in Huffington Po

]]> How opinion polls work http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=306 How opinion polls work

By Brice Rambaud , Internews in Kenya. Opinion polls companies are major stakeholders, if not actors, in the 2013 General Election campaigns. Polls are regularly reported and commented on in the media. They are an inseparable part of news coverage as there is no m

]]> IEBC assures the media of free and fair elections http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=305 IEBC assures the media of free and fair elections

By Jacque Ooko, Internews in Kenya Ahead of Kenya’s landmark General Election, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission took journalists through a simulation of how results will be transmitted and tallied on polling day.  “This is

]]> President Obama's Message to the People of Kenya http://www.internewskenya.org/article.php?id=303 President Obama's Message to the People of Kenya

In a video message, Pres

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