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Why New York Times Job Advert In Nairobi Has Sparked Social Media Outcry

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Last updated: 2019/07/04 at 1:56 PM
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A job advert from USA based New York Times news publication paper has sparked social media outrage in Kenya.

The top leading American daily in the world, was recruiting a new reporter who will be based in Nairobi but required to cover almost the entire of Africa.

What brushed Kenyans on the wrong directions, is rather the job description and what kind of the job the writer was supposed to undertake.

Most Kenyans believed that the New York Times was wrongly framing, gate-keeping and influencing the independence of the journalist in the way to show up the African continent.

If you are rearing to apply for this .@nytimes Nairobi Bureau chief job you should know what kind of stories New York Times is looking for! The darkness of Africa pic.twitter.com/aSN9rJakXU

— George Njoroge (@georgenjoroge_) July 4, 2019

Social media reaction

https://twitter.com/AidaMSykes/status/1146647217693962240

Unexpected stories of hope.
That is how much @nytimes despise Africa. https://t.co/tuZgckP6KN

— Pètëř Ņîłə 🇳🇬 (@PeterNile9) July 4, 2019

Requirements to work as @nytimes journalist in Africa. You have the ability to focus on the negative and "occasional good news".

Aptly describing most Foreign correspondents in Africa. https://t.co/O9LqsEKiPr

— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 🇵🇸 (@ogundamisi) July 3, 2019

When someone sent me this New York Times advert, I had to read it twice just to confirm that the kind of journalist they are looking for is one who would just focus on the negative news in this region. 🤦‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/WpI8G2F00J

— Oliver Mathenge (@OliverMathenge) July 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/kopalo/status/1146476907694874624

Hard to distinguish this @nytimes ad for a Nairobi Bureau Chief from a call to join a 19th Century expedition with Livingstone & Stanley – H/T @kopalo pic.twitter.com/Sw78Crtxux

— Travis Adkins (@TravisLAdkins) July 3, 2019

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