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EPIC FAIL: The Star Newspaper Under Spotlight Over Githeri Journalism

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The star newspaper is under fire for 'githeri' journalism. On Friday (8th, March, 2018) - International Women's Day - the newspaper had carried a story titled, ' Baringo woman seeks justice after husband rapes daughters, infects them with STI ', showing the face of the woman, yet they were not supposed to. In fact, t

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The star newspaper is under fire for 'githeri' journalism. On Friday (8th, March, 2018) - International Women's Day - the newspaper had carried a story titled, ' Baringo woman seeks justice after husband rapes daughters, infects them with STI ', showing the face of the woman, yet they were not supposed to. In fact, t

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@yobos · Mar 10

The star newspaper is under fire for 'githeri' journalism.

On Friday (8th, March, 2018) - International Women's Day - the newspaper had carried a story titled, ' Baringo woman seeks justice after husband rapes daughters, infects them with STI ', showing the face of the woman, yet they were not supposed to.

In fact, they had written that her name is withheld, yet her face was splashed all over. EPIC FAIL: The original story and picture

The newspaper has now corrected the story. The damage has however been done. CAPTION: The corrected story

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