Githeri Media Nonsense Should Cease
Reporters take pictures of Police officers as they get ready to disperse a crowd in a Demo. Picture/Getty Images. Sometimes back, I had a discussion with a friend on the Kenyan Media. It was more of an argument because I felt it was not justifiable to refer to the Local Media as ‘Githeri Media’. Having gone through media school, I cannot literary sit and watch as people tarnish my profession. I did not take it lightly and still do not take it lightly with people castigating the local media day in day out. If what I was taught in college is true, the Media is a reflection of the society, it mirrors the society in which it operates. I have always said if you find any fault in the Media then basically don’t blame the media, blame it on the society, because media does not operate in a vacuum. As a professional I have watched in silence as people slowly take this prestigious career to the grave. But not anymore. Listen here folks, Journalists deserve their respect too....