[kictanet] OT: the STAR as a (mis)Information Media

Wed Jun 13 13:23:39 EAT 2012

Here's a comment from the Star's public editor, Karen Rothmeyr, which ran
in today's edition:

http://www.the-star.co.ke/public-ed/79992-where-there-is-smoke-there-may-not-be-fire

Worth a read.

On 12 June 2012 13:32, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri at semacraft.com> wrote:

> The managing editor takes responsibility. I'm hoping that's not a question
> they are asking themselves at The Star.
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> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Chelimo Ken <ken at kenyatelecentres.org>wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> It is actually very disgusting to see everything (picture and the
>> caption) being presented wrongly in the newspaper. I doubt the credibility
>> of the editors who are bound to counter check all stories and captions and
>> ensure that they are correct. Somebody seems to be sleeping on the job. As
>> far as newspaper editing is concerned, somebody has to take responsibility
>> for this blunder  but who is it? The managing editor, news editor,
>> sub-editor or photo editor?
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> It's not enough to offer apology on FaceBook. Personally I'd like to see
>>> that prominently on Page 1, in print. It also nonsensical that they are
>>> unable to verify facts. I wonder if they will apologise again on Facebook
>>> that their photo and caption in the front pages today are blatantly wrong!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt <
>>> andrea.bohnstedt at ratio-magazine.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I saw someone's comment on Facebook yesterday that the picture was a
>>>> stock photograph and forwarded it to the managing editor. They printed a
>>>> correction today, saying that a reader had called in and offered a
>>>> photograph from the crash, and I also noticed that Paul Ilado posted an
>>>> apology on Facebook yesterday.
>>>>
>>>> On 12 June 2012 11:50, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Agreed Washi, we need responsible journalism. The Ps did the right
>>>>> thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Odhiambo Washington <
>>>>> odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am beginning to hate the STAR now. It appears that they always want
>>>>>> to look sensational with their news, which stops them from verifying the
>>>>>> facts. Something reminds me that they appointed a lady recently to look
>>>>>> into complaints such as I want to raise now, but I don't remember her
>>>>>> contacts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday, the STAR published a photo in the front page, allegedly of
>>>>>> the crashed Police Chopper, with smoke billowing from the engine.
>>>>>> Today the STAR has again published a photo, in the front page, of one
>>>>>> of the deceased pilots inside the cockpit of a different aircraft, wnd
>>>>>> which the STAR shamelessly alleges is the cockpit of the aircraft that
>>>>>> crashed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First, the photo they published yesterday is not even of a same model
>>>>>> chopper as the one that crashed.
>>>>>> Secondly, the photo they have today is the cockpit of an aircraft
>>>>>> registered as 5Y-STA as opposed to 5Y-CDT which belongs to the chopper that
>>>>>> crashed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of late I have seen quite some misinformation inside the STAR. Could
>>>>>> that be what they mean by "Fresh, Independent, Different"? That they are
>>>>>> unable to verify simple facts?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am glad PS Ndemo has filed a complaint against this publication,
>>>>>> which is almost becoming pamphlet derivative.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
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>>>>>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
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