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Nathan Nayere Masambu

Nathan Nayere Masambu

MA-Communication and Media Studies

  • School of Communication

About

I am a member of East Africa Communication Association (EACA). I have been a practicing print media journalist from 1995 before switching to journalism teaching at university level from 2010. I began my career in journalism as a news correspondent for Daily Nation, a sub editor… Read full biography Show less

I am a member of East Africa Communication Association (EACA).

I have been a practicing print media journalist from 1995 before switching to journalism teaching at university level from 2010. I began my career in journalism as a news correspondent for Daily Nation, a sub editor with the Kenya Times Media Trust, news reporter,  Bureau Chief for North Rift (Eldoret Bureau), a Business Editor, Education Editor, Supplements Editor, Business Projects Editor and a Chief  Sub Editor before resigning in 2010 to teach journalism in universities. I have taught at Presbyterian University of East Africa as a full time faculty before joining Daystar. I have taught as an adjunct lecturer at  MMU, KEMU,  Maasai Mara universities and Kenya Institute of mass Communication before joining Daystar.

Academic qualifications

  1. 2009

    MA-Communication and Media Studies University of Nairobi

  2. 1992

    Bachelor of Mass Communication(PG) Panjab University-Chandigarh(India

  3. 1991

    Bachelor of Arts (Hons) English Punjabi University-Patiala (India

Research interests

Media Regulation and Defamation Law: - Overview – Research interests and achievements.  - I am currently working on my PhD thesis with a title: Investigation of Kenya Journalists Perception of Libel Damage Awards on News Selection and Publishing. My research work is for may PhD thesis of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). I am using my own resources for my PhD studies.

Role & contribution

Responsibilities

Journalism lecturer in media studies, teaching news writing, reporting and editing for diploma to undergraduate students. I also teach news editing and multimedia production for MA classes. Besides, I supervise and examination at Masters level. I do represent the department of Film and Media studies as  the Media Hub Coordinator (Shine and  Involvement media)

Teaching

Courses taught

3 courses
  • News Editing and publishing skills (COM445A&T) Editorial and Opinion Writing COM436
  • Book Publishing (COM408DA) News Editing and Multimedia Skills (COM682X)
  • News Writing and Reporting (ICO-034T).

Publications

2 publications

  • Masambu, NM 2015–rise to Obama’s challenge, will Kenya youths youth rise to Obama’s challenge to be society’s transformers? https//www.nation.co.ke/oped/letters/youth July 2015

    Journals 2015

  • Masambu, NM (2015: Folly of Varsities built on quick sands of tribe: https//www.standardmedia.co.ke,commentary.

    Journals 2015

Activities

2 activities

  • EACA Rwanda 2017: From Gutenberberg to ZuckerbergSocial Media in Terrorism.

    Conferences 2017

  • EACA 2016, conference Paper at Uganda Christian University: Effect of Libel Damage Awards on Editorial Practices.

    Conferences 2016