This archive report was first published on 6 August 2020.
The Daily Nation's new design has received widespread praise from readers, with many commending its clarity and ease of navigation.
Kevin Maina, a long-time reader, woke up at 6am to grab a copy of the Saturday Nation, impressed by the new design's ability to guide readers through the pages.
'The new design deserves an award,' Maina said. 'It helps readers find their way. My eye movement across the pages is more natural, as if the design was carefully guiding me from the quality images to the titles, block paragraphs, articles, etc.'
James Joram, a 40-year reader of the Nation, also praised the new design, saying it's 'well arranged, sharply printed with clear images' and covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, and social life.
However, not all readers are pleased with the new design. Agot Bonface criticized the font size, saying it's 'smaller and cramped,' and the headlines, which she found 'not as eye-catching.'
Additionally, Bonface expressed concern that the editorial content has been downgraded to equal status with personal opinions, saying 'the editorial can't be grouped together with the opinion pieces where readers express their views; it should stand out.'
Dr Mike Otieno, who follows NTV news from abroad, also criticized the Nation's content, pointing out errors in the YouTube video captions, including a caption that read 'Online registration for church attendance to be implemented by some church' (July 19, 2020).
Kimathi Mwirichia, another reader, criticized the Nation's numerical accuracy, pointing out an error in a story that said President Daniel arap Moi owned 99.99 per cent and a foreign firm 0.1 per cent of Hotel InterContinental, which would total 100.09 per cent cumulative ownership.
