The Kenyan Media has played a commendable role in the efforts to combat the Dusit Attack.
They are heroes too, and following the announcement that the operation is now over; Kenyans have many people to thank for their fearless efforts to save the nation.
Kenyans Media Personalities recently shared their experience in reporting the recent terror attack at River Side as compared to the previous times.
“We have come a long way” Former Citizen Tv anchor Janet Mbugua says
BBC Journalist Larry Madowo yesterday took to social media to share how heartbreaking it was for him to cover a terror attack.
The Journalist says that he was about to go out for lunch when he ended up covering the news.
The Media is one of the key players in such instances to ensure that the nation is updated and at the same time serve as as a tool of painting the picture on the ground.
Even so, the media is expected to comply to the rule of law that governs reporting of such attacks.
Several Media Personalities were on the ground to ensure that Kenyans are informed on what was happening.
They also worked together with the police as some put down their tools to help where needed in the rescue mission.
Media Personalities were also vocal to weigh in over articles and publications that were unethical when covering the attack.
The New York Times and the Daily Express were among the media sites on the spot. Kenyan Media Personalities were quick to fault them and call out on the careless reporting.
Have a look at some of their reactions
Having worked outside Kenya many years ago, the issue of how insensitive foreign press can be when it comes to covering stories outside of their own environment, does not surprise me. Inappropriate headlines and photographs and making halfhearted or no apologies #RiversideAttack
— Janet Mbugua Ndichu (@OfficialJMbugua) January 16, 2019
The tragedy in #Nairobi today does not require @nytimes sensationalized photos of bloody bullet-filled bodies slumped over laptops to be understood as horrific. We don’t show dead bloody bodies of American school children. Esp not white ones, right? #SomeoneTellNYtimes
— Kristin Gilliss Moyer (@kristingilliss) January 15, 2019
This is really cheap. Not showing the pictures of the deceased does not take away the seriousness of your ‘coverage’ ?? or the attack. This is just double standards? https://t.co/paEMFFOmjs
— Betty Kyallo (@BettyMKyallo) January 15, 2019