A Newsroom Divided: Kenya, the Election Crisis, and the Nation Media Group
This case examines what happens when personal bias affects the newsroom. In mid-January 2008, post-election tribal violence in Kenya was making international headlines. The editorial director of Nation Media Group, which included the Daily Nation newspaper, had a crisis on his hands: the Daily Nation newsroom was splitting along tribal lines. He had to find a way reunite his staff.
Case number:
AKU-13-0001.0
Category:
Journalism Cases
Topics:
journalism ethics, editorial management
Teaching resources:
Epilogue,
Teaching note