The Nation has done excellent work in reporting the dams scandal. The challenge for both, as with the Nation writers and editors working on corruption stories, is to pick the right words that express the truth. There are many things journalists do every day that have a big impact on the public good and posterity. “Remember, too, the good words of John Ray, the English cleric-cum-naturalist, who often saw the study of natural science as an extension of his religious work. ‘Good words cool more than cold water,’ he used to say.”

Source: Daily Nation March 07, 2019 18:56 UTC