From Addis Ababa to Nairobi: A Journalist’s Near-Missed Flight and the Lessons in Adaptability

By Hezron Ochiel The journalist’s journey to Ethiopia I will never forget September 5, 2014. I was in a foreign country, and that morning I almost missed my flight. It was one of those days that started completely wrong. My alarm never rang. I had set it to wake me up for my 7 a.m. […]

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AI: Your Job’s Safety Net, Not a Replacement

By Frances Bordas The fear of being replaced is real. From factory floors to operating rooms, the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to spark anxiety among workers who silently wonder if their livelihoods are at risk. Headlines fuel this unease, often presenting AI as a relentless job killer rather than a partner in progress. […]

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A newsroom with journalists working late at night, symbolizing the struggle between editorial independence and commercial pressures as global media experiments with PR-style business models to survive.

Has Journalism Turned Into PR to Survive? Global Media Trends Explained

By Hezron Ochiel It was almost midnight in 2014 when Anita let out a sigh of relief; an investigative story she had pursued for weeks had finally secured its place in the next day’s paper. After long days in the field chasing leads, she filed it through the newsroom’s content management system, which lets reporters […]

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