Is New Media Encouraging Readers To Do Recreational Drugs?
Why TF Is The Address Providing Positive Coverage For Drugs? Past couple of weeks have been filled with scrutiny over the manner in which The Address provides the so called 'drug coverage' for its Gen Z and Gen Y readers. The publication, which is positioned as 'publisher of Kenya's most progressive content' has been running headlines about drugs in Nairobi since late June. One of the most liked posts on The Address' Instagram feed bears the lead ' Nairobi Running Low on Good Weed'. It got over 1,000 likes. To put that into perspective, potentially, about 1,000 active marijuana smokers found the story, read it and shared it on their Instagram Stories. That was not the only time The Address ran a story about drugs. Prior to that, the platform published a story about how Kenyans think psychoactive substances are hard drugs. It read "Kenyans think psychedelics are hard drugs; they are wrong.' Are you starting to see a pattern here? Following clap...