International Media and Linus Gitahi's National Media Group

With the presidential elections behind us here in the U.S. many of us have a new take on media coverage as it is implemented in this country. With so many international news outlets such as National Media Group, run by Linus Gitahi, we often wonder about the role of our national media perspective in covering important events.

Do our media outlets differ from those that cover other areas or peoples? Perhaps. One can only tell by a quick review of the ways in which events are covered. In East and Central Africa, Linus Gitahi runs the largest media outlet that serves both print and Internet reporting for the area. Their stated purpose is to report without the influence of economic or political entities in the area.

Besides running the National Media Group, Linus Gitahi works as director of a bank as well as with the Federation of Kenya Employers. It is this type of social involvement that is helpful to us as we seek to evaluate those that run the powerful press organizations in our country and abroad. For those active in community affairs it is a positive reflection on the ways in which media can contribute to the positive development of a country.