DISGRACE: Boycott DAILY NATION A Case Of Negligence And Irresponsible JOURNALISM

As Kenyans slowly comes into terms with the terror attack from the militia terrorist group Alshabaab and the security forces fighting to contain the incident as the hitmen still holds a good number hostages we are fighting a new war.

The daily nation owned by NMG on their Sunday edition of the daily went overboard not putting into consideration ethics of the fraternity.

Like the rest of international media who specializes in sensationalized coverage of Kenya scenes by posting sensitive images just like New York Times did of a dead Kenyan at the Westgate mall attack,daily nation gave us a dose.

The cover photo of today's paper is that of a shooting victim laying on the ground writhing in pain with a bloody face.

This image has solicited angry reaction from the vibrant Kenyans online who've embarked on a boycott mission on the paper.

Trending under #BoycottDailyNation,readers are being urged to desist from buying themselves a copy of the paper as a show of might and solidarity to the grieving nation.

From millions of images captured on the incident it was unethical for them to decide on this as the cover photo,professionally it's not advisable to show graphic images unless in extreme cases and worst is to show someone writhing in pain and helpless. That's exactly what DN did.

This is subjected to serve as a punishment and a lesson learnt the hard way for the newspaper owner. Meanwhile they are demanding an immediate apology from the daily nation on this act of negligence professionally.

The picture in question is this on the cover copy of Sunday Nation.

18 comments:

  1. THIS NMG THING SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN. HOW DO THEY FEEL THE FAMILY OF THE PICTURED VICTIM WILL FEEL? SHAME ON THEM.

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  3. But u r still showin the photo!

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  4. This is disrespect and this company should be shut down indefinitely or the editors get fired!!!

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  5. very unfortunat! Shame shame shame

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  6. Nmg employs people who never entered a lecture room to study principles of journalism.

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  7. ...Then you decide to post the photo here. Does that make you any better than DN? Useless! Ata mwenye hanunuangi gazeti ameona.

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  8. why would you say something is bad then proceed to do the same? consider yourself worse than than DN!

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  9. Holly that thou huh?

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  10. This is terribly embarrassing of how a Kenyan newspaper is showing whats goin on......SHAME!!!SHAME!!!!SHAME

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  11. i was shocked to see the front page this morning. I had not known someone else felt offended like I did.. trust you me, i neva bought the paper...

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  12. A PICTURE THAT CAN TELL A STORY GETS A HEADLINE

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  13. I am ashamed to say I used to work for them and to say they employ people who have never attended a lecture on the principles of journalism is so true! Most of the decision makers have no clue what good journalism is. How does His Highness The Aga Khan feel about this? You published the photo ... but you didn't make money out of a dying man's misery! I salute you for having a principled view.

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  14. The moment I bought the paper, I removed the cover page with the photo. I could not be brave enough to look at it, and had great fear for my six year old son!! This was the most irresponsible journalism I have ever seen. No moral standard at all. The Nation should be very ashamed and apologize!!

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  15. @NE Nairobi Exposed! YOU SHOULD REMOVE THAT PHOTO FROM YOUR SITE YOU ARE DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD,IT IS SO GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING YOU HAVE NO RYT WHATSOEVER TO RE-POST THE SAMPLE OF THE SUNDAY DAILY NATION ON YOUR SITE.. YOU ARE REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKE DONE BY ONE EDITOR SO REMOVE IT ITS NOT SOMETHING TO AIR IN PUBLIC EVEN IF IT IS IN HARD COPY YOU SHOULD NOT RE-POST IT. ITS HURTING THE FAMILY AND THE RELATIVES

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