Kenya indication of ethical practice. The fierce competition between the two main dailies is forcing them to improve on their levels of training. On the negative side, news selection in the main dailies is seen to be tilted to serve specific interests. SCORES: Individual scores: 4,4,4,2,4,3,3,3,4,3,3 Average score: 3.4 4.3 The media cover the full spectrum of events, issues and cultures, including business/ economics, cultural, local and investigative stories ANALYSIS: There was consensus that Nation and Standard are doing a “sterling job” in covering the full spectrum of events and issues. They are improving further by regionalising their various editions. Broadcasting is a different story. Commercial FM stations largely play music all day, with small doses of news on the hour where emphasis is placed on “politics of negativity and destruction”. Their programme formats seem to be haphazard and characterised by “a lot of trial and error”. SCORES: Individual scores: 4,4,5,4,5,4,4,3,5,5,5 Average score: 4.4 African Media Barometer - Kenya 2005 27