DR. ESTHER MUTHONI KING’ORI

Dr. Esther Muthoni King’ori holds a PhD in Communication (Media Studies) from Daystar University, MA (Communication Studies) from the University of Nairobi and a BA (Communication) from Daystar University.

She has extensive experience in the communication field. Prior to joining academia she worked as a journalist for a number of media organisations in Nairobi. She has worked as a communication/media lecturer for a number of universities in Kenya. She has consulted for the Media Council of Kenya on various topical issues.

Her PhD dissertation examined the ethical frameworks of Kenyan news bloggers who are not mainstream journalists. Her research interests are in media ethics, film studies and media framing.