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This book brings out almost all the basic aspects of journalism and communication. It acts as an easy reference point for someone that yearns to know what journalism and communication entails, the practice and the experiences. Coming from not only a previous practicing journalist, but one that served during the dark period of totalitarian regime, the book has insights into the murky waters of the profession and outlines the dangers associated with journalism and crafts the wise interventions. The experiences with power may challenge upcoming and practicing journalists to go back to the ethos of real journalism. This book has been written to share critical information, and unlock the hidden experiences, secrets, and realities relating to the complex work which journalists do for society amidst dangerous environments which sometimes can cost even their lives. It reminds us where we came from as a country in the journalism industry, and warns us not to slide back to the bitter, evil, painful, and dark past in efforts to suppress the media for any reasons. It discourages us not to admire or to go back to our stupid or silly past. It outlines the dangers associated with journalism and crafts the wise interventions. It exposes serious attack on the independence of media then. It is will guide student journalists, current journalists, public relations officers (PROs), and media managers in Kenya, Africa, and other parts of the world in navigating and managing the risks associated with journalism. It will equip and skill journalists to perform their duties in a professional way, and agile so as to become the engines of transformation in their nations through information sharing. It confirms the long standing strong links between Kenya, and India. It is also good, and very handy for all leaders, professionals, and corporates who deal with media issues from time to time. It calls upon everyone to guard media freedom from any violation for the benefit of the present, and future generations. Free media is good for all of us, politicians, professionals, religious leaders, business, investors, community, society, and nation. This book finally deals with the meaning of news, sources of news, types of news, importance of journalism, presentation of news, qualities of good reporting, ethics for journalists, and written communication. It also guides on good press releases, press conferences, media interviews, process of writing books, benefits of reading books, book reviews ,and plagiarism. It has been made simple, and precise for easy understanding by the readers.