HR Director David Kiambi, Broadcast Managing Director Alex Kobia and Nation Media Group CEO Stephen Gitagama cut a cake during the 60-year anniversary celebrations at Stima Club in Nairobi on June 22, 2019. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NATION MEDIA GROUP In Summary Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gitagama said NMG has remained true and…
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‘Standard’ partners with Aga Khan University to train journalists on modern skills — Standard Media co Kenya
The Standard Group has partnered with Aga Khan University to train journalists in a one-year programme targeting young university graduates. The programme has been ongoing with the first batch of trainees having gone through the training at the Standard Media Academy between November 2014 to July 2015. The trainees will have six month of classroom…
German Media Bloggers “Blogging is a form of Cultural Technology” — Goethe de | Ula Brunner and Klaus Lüber conducted the interviews
Discourses and discussions about media | Photo (detail): © Leonard Novy The media in Germany are coming in for quite a lot of criticism these days: lack of transparency, partiality and structural dependencies are just a few of the allegations. This situation has paved the way for blogging – a form of publication whose main…
A milestone in media technology: Opening of the Nation Media Group printing plant — Video and full Text
Read here the full Text: Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Ceremony Commissioning the new Printing Press for the Nation Media Group (Nairobi, Kenya). Bismallah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed Governor of Machakos County, Dr Alfred Mutua Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps NMG Chairman Wilfred Kiboro…
Aga Khan Extols a Free and Responsible Media while Opening New Printing Plant in Kenya — AKDN Press Release
His Highness the Aga Khan admires the first print copy of the Daily Nation off the new printing press with, from right to left: Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology, Mr. Joe Mucheru; Head of Production, Gideon Aswani; NMG Group CEO, Joe Muganda; the Governor of Machakos County, Dr. Alfred Mutua; and…
New dawn as ‘Nation’ commissions new Press — Nation Co Kenya
His Highness The Aga Khan has arrived at the printing plant, Mombasa Road. With him is NMG board chairman Wilfred Kiboro. PHOTO | JOHN NGIRACHU In Summary The new press will give NMG a unique advertising edge with increased capabilities in terms of possible advertisement formats. The previous press, which capably served the company for…
His Highness The Aga Khan launches new Ksh 2B printing press — NTV Kenya video
NTV Kenya Published on 17 Mar 2016 His Highness the Aga Khan officially opened the Nation Media Group’s new printing press located along Mombasa Road. Built at a cost of 2 billion Shillings, the new press will give the Nation Media Group a huge edge against competition in terms of the quality of print as…
NMG (Nation Media Group) launches training for 11 graduates at Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications
Nation Media Group chief executive Joe Muganda (right) shakes hands with Michael Meyer, the Dean of Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications, during the March 7 launch of the Nation Media Group Media Lab at the university in Westlands, Nairobi. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL The Nation Media Group (NMG) has launched its…
WEBCAST: Please Use Responsibly: Journalism as a Tool for Development (March 20, 2014)
Aga Khan Foundation Canada Published on 3 Jul 2015 Original webcast date: March 20, 2014 ->>>>><<<<<-
WEBCAST: Please Use Responsibly: Journalism as a Tool for Development (March 20, 2014)
Aga Khan Foundation Canada Published on 03.07.2015 Original webcast date: March 20, 2014 ->>>>><<<<<-
Solange Lusiku Nsimire: Courage in Journalism Award 2014 — Safe World for Women org
Working as an independent journalist isn’t easy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but Solange Lusiku Nsimire has been doing just that, reporting on human rights and democracy in a country with a tenuous grasp on both. Source: IWMF The DRC is perhaps one of the most volatile countries in Africa when it comes…
‘Media’s Role Critical in Tackling Pakistan’s Undernutrition Crisis’ — Relief Web article on media professionals conference in which Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta of Aga Khan University and Mr. Adnan Rehmat held discussion on the important issue
STORY HIGHLIGHTS With almost half of its children chronically malnourished, Pakistan is trailing behind the rest of the world. Data shows wide regional differences and huge costs to families and development. Known interventions could save thousands of lives but political ownership has so far been lacking. The media has a critical role to play in…
Kenya: Media Must Mind Their Language to Civilise Country – By Philip Ochieng at All Africa com
opinion In the primary sense of the word tabloid, the Nation’s print titles have always been that. Yet in a derived — and more important — sense, no Nation publication has ever been tabloid. “snip” In those days, the news-page headlines were dominated by such verbs as “attacks”, “hits at”, “lashes out”, “pillories”, “raps”, what-have-you….
Nation Media Group which was founded by His Highness the Aga Khan is to expand into Rwanda and South Sudan – listen to the audio interview of Managing Director of the Newspaper division at RFI France
RFI Radio France Saturday 25 February 2012 New challenges for Nation Media Group expansion ***** By Clare Sharkey The Nation Media Group was founded by his Highness the Aga Khan in 1959 and has become the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa. It includes papers such as The Nation in…
UCA News: 125 journalists undergo training on budget transparency and accountability
For journalists from the Kyrgyz Republic, reporting on national and local budgets is often a difficult and stressful task. Information may not be widely distributed, and budget data that is available is often hard to understand. In addition, journalists feel they are not prepared to report on budget topics, due largely to lack of knowledge…
Archive Video: Nation staff get piece of the pie – NTV Kenya
Nation staff get piece of the pie… Earlier in the morning, the company announced a special share offer for its employees as part of the celebrations. The announcement came as the staff met the Group’s founder His Highness the Aga Khan at a breakfast session. Source. NTV Kenya http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=guWz4Fy9H14 ->>>>><<<<<-
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation Ceremony for the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications (Nairobi, Kenya) – AKDN Press Centre, 27 July 2011
Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Rt. Honorable Raila Amolo Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya Minister for East African Community and Acting Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Professor Helen Jepkermoi Sambili Honorable Ministers Your Excellencies, Members of the Corps Diplomatique Chairman and Members of the Board of Trustees of the Aga Khan University Distinguished Guests…
Media coverage of the „Palestine Papers“ is the main topic of MIFTAH presentation – KAS News
Since 2010 the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Ramallah is supporting the MIFTAH project “Promoting Good Governance through Empowering Media Students: A Critical Reading of Print Media.” Both organisations agreed to start the project by initiating a “Media Monitoring” unit to monitor the media coverage presented by the Palestinian printed media outlets. The aim is to…
Muslims and Christians together in a new Egypt – by Yasser Khalil at CGNews
Cairo – The recent protests in Egypt that led to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, and their political ramifications, have been covered extensively in the media. But stories of Christian-Muslim solidarity have not been broadcast as widely, and they deserve to be. During the protests, Christians stood in a circle around Muslims during their…
Voices of the media: Conversations with Ismaili media professionals – The Ismaili
Introduction Mass media plays a crucial role in forming and capturing public opinion, and in shaping the perceptions of society at large. As more Ismailis emerge into the global media scene, a few from North America share insights into the responsibilities and challenges that are integral to their work. ***** Farah Nasser, Anchor with CP24…
