Rose, the dictionary definition notwithstanding, it's a verb associated with noise-making, and especially from civil society actors. One of those verbs whose original meaning is contextualised and anchored in biases. I'm ever curious about framings, and we've found from Research that headlines impact perceptions and reactions, sometimes even more than content itself. Hence my curiosity :) Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPad.
On 27 Jan 2016, at 09:01, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Let me just say...my Editor has a wide range of vocabulary :-)
But focus on the content.
walu.
From: Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: Nanjira Sambuli <nanjira@ihub.co.ke> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 7:42 AM Subject: [kictanet] Tech Community Takes Opportunity to Vent At CS Mucheru
A media reporter opted for the verb "vent" to describe last Friday's #First100Days fete.
---- Tech Community Takes Opportunity to Vent At CS Mucheru // AllAfrica News: Kenya
[Nation] Last week, the new Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Mr Joe Mucheru, was kind enough to bring his two Principal Secretaries, Mr Victor Kyalo and Mr. Sammy Itemere, along to a meeting hosted by the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet.) ----
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Regards, Nanjira.
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