The Daily Nation - Bias and Credibility

LEFT-CENTER BIAS

These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

Overall, we rate Daily Nation Left-Center Biased based on editorial positions that favor a liberal perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to poor sourcing techniques and a lack of reporting on the opposition to the right-leaning government.

Detailed Report

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Kenya
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

History

Established in 1960 as Taifa, The Daily Nation or Nation is a Kenyan newspaper headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, published by Nation Media Group. The Daily Nation covers current affairs, politics, lifestyle, entertainment, and sports. It was founded by British Colonial government officer Charles Hayes and later bought by Aga Khan, the founder of Nation Media Group.

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Funded by / Ownership

Nation Media Group owns The Daily Nation. The group also owns Business Daily, The East African, Taifa Leo, NTV, and QFM. The owner of Nation Media Group is Aga Khan. Revenue is derived through advertising.

Analysis / Bias

In 2018, the government shut down three television stations (Citizen TV, Inooro TV, NTV) because they planned to live-stream the symbolic presidential inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. Odinga (leader of the left-wing opposition party NASA) accused President Uhuru Kenyatta (right-wing leader of the ruling political party Jubilee) of stealing the election. Further, three NTV journalists, Linus Kaikai, Larry Madowo, and Ken Mijungu, spent the night at the Nation Media Group headquarters in Nairobi to avoid arrest. Nation Media Group operates the television outlet NTV and is also the owner of the Daily Nation and their respective websites. Further, in April 2018, eight columnists resigned, accusing “management of letting the government interfere in decisions about the coverage of a heated presidential election last year.”

In review, Daily Nation reports local/national news with minimal use of loaded wording and reports factually, such as this Scare as car plunges into the ocean in Mombasa. World news is generally republished from AFP. The Daily Nation rarely hyperlinks to external sources when it comes to sourcing.

Editorially, Daily Nation favored the left in the past with support for the opposition with stories such as this “US media firm targeted Raila Odinga with attack ads, report says” (2017). However, over time they have limited criticism of the government and began praising the current right-leaning government, such as this “Good news for farmers” (2020). Further, the owner of Nation Media Group, businessman/philanthropist religious leader Aga Khan has close ties with the right-leaning government of Kenya as he visits and discusses his investments. Although there is a lack of criticism of the Right-leaning government, they often advocate for more liberal causes such as Gender Activism and Climate Change. Therefore, we rate them left-center when it comes to editorial bias.

Failed Fact Checks

“Kenya’s suicide rates exceed rates in India.” – Incorrect

Overall, we rate Daily Nation Left-Center Biased based on editorial positions that favor a liberal perspective. We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to poor sourcing techniques and a lack of reporting on the opposition to the right-leaning government. (M. Huitsing 12/23/2020) Updated (11/16/2024)

Source: https://nation.africa/

Last Updated on November 16, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check