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 | 1,700,000 |
Sister newspapers | Sunday Nation |
Website | www |
The Daily Nation is a Kenyan independent newspaper. It is the most sold daily in Kenya, with a circulation of around 1,700,000 copies.[1][2][3]
History[edit]
The Daily Nation was started in 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 3 October 1960, in a process organised by former editor of the British News Chronicle, Michael Curtis.[citation needed] 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 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]
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The Daily Nation and its sister paper Sunday Nation had a market share of 53% in 2011.[4][5] Their market share was 74% in 2013.[6] Their main competitor is The Standard, published by the Standard Group.[3]
Affiliated newspapers[edit]
- The Saturday Nation
- The Sunday Nation
- Business Daily Africa
- Taifa Leo, a Swahili newspaper
- Daily Monitor, an English-language Ugandan daily
- The Citizen (Tanzania)
Features[edit]
- DN2
- Sports magazine
- Saturday magazine
- Smart Company
- Living
- Money
- Lifestyle
- Buzz
- Zuqka
- Seeds of Gold
References[edit]
- ^ Wachira, Charles (1 July 2014). "Kenyan Media Company Linked to Kenyatta Offers Free Daily Paper". Bloomberg News. 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 KAC, . (13 June 2011). "Daily Nation (Kenya) Newspaper". ©2007-2014 Kenya-Advisor.com (KAC). Retrieved 21 November 2014.[unreliable source?]
- ^ Editorial Staff (June 10, 2013). "Daily Nation Newspaper and facts about Nation Media Group". BuzzKenya. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ Ngoge, Tinega Geoffrey. h srjmyjgfgfhfghzgjfjaZ Yfzrxu yt6 (2014). A Comparative Study of Print and Online Media Content in Kenya: A Case of ‘Daily Nation’ Newspaper (M.A.). University of Nairobi.
- ^ Editorial Staff (June 10, 2013). "Daily Nation Newspaper and facts about Nation Media Group". BuzzKenya. Retrieved May 18, 2016.