Daily Nation
 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Nation Media Group |
| Founder(s) | Charles Hayes |
| Founded | 1958 as Taifa |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Circulation | 170,000 |
| Sister newspapers | Taifa Leo |
| Website | nation |
The Daily Nation is the highest circulation Kenyan independent newspaper with 170,000 copies.[1][2][3][unreliable source?]
History[edit]
The Daily Nation was started in the year 1958 as a Swahili weekly called Taifa by the Englishman Charles Hayes. It was bought in 1959 by the Aga Khan, and became a daily newspaper, Taifa Leo (Swahili for "Nation Today"), in January 1960. An English language edition called Daily Nation was published on October 3, 1960, in a process organised by former editor of the British News Chronicle, Michael Curtis.[4] The publisher was East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, which later became the Nation Media Group with operations throughout the African Great Lakes region.[citation needed]
The newspaper is published by Nation Media Group from its headquarters at Nation Centre on Kimathi Street in Nairobi. It also maintains a website, which hosts online editions of the daily and Sunday titles. Access is partially free and the site's daily hit rate is more than three million.[citation needed] A 55-minute colour documentary film about the paper was released in 2000, directed by Hillie Molenaar and Joop van Wijk.[citation needed]
[edit]
The Daily Nation and its Sunday edition paper Sunday Nation had a market share of 53% in 2011.[5][6] Their market share was 74% in 2013.[5] Their main competitor is The Standard, published by the Standard Group.[3] The Star published by the Radio Africa Group and People Daily published by MediaMax Limited.
Affiliated newspapers[edit]
- The Saturday Nation
- The Sunday Nation
- Business Daily Africa
- Taifa Leo, a Swahili-language newspaper, Kenya
- Daily Monitor Uganda
- The Citizen (Tanzania)
- The EastAfrican Newspapers
Features[edit]
- DN2
- Sports magazine
- Saturday magazine
- Smart Company
- Living
- Money
- Lifestyle
- Buzz
- Zuqka
- Seeds of Gold
- Farmers Choice
- MyNetwork
- Healthy Nation
References[edit]
- ^ Wachira, Charles (1 July 2014). "Kenyan Media Company Linked to Kenyatta Offers Free Daily Paper". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Rhodes, Tom (2013). "Advertising and Censorship In East Africa's Press". Center for Public Justice (Washington, DC). Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Daily Nation (Kenya) Newspaper". Kenya-Advisor.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports". Bizna Kenya. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Daily Nation Newspaper and facts about Nation Media Group". BuzzKenya. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Ngoge, Tinega Geoffrey (2014). A Comparative Study of Print and Online Media Content in Kenya: A Case of 'Daily Nation' Newspaper (M.A.). University of Nairobi.
External links[edit]
| Broadcast news divisions: | |
|---|---|
| National and International satellite channels | |
| Radio: |
|
| Newspapers and magazines: | |
| Media groups: |
|
| Government agencies: | |
| People |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Finance |
| |
| Media | ||
| Other companies | ||
