Kioko Ireri
Biography
Kioko Ireri joined the PhD Program in the School of Journalism at Indiana University-Bloomington in Fall 2009. He earned his Associate Degree in Journalism from Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC), graduating with top honors and awarded the Africa Council for Communication Perpetual Award – KIMC Journalist of the Year 2002. He received his Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Master of Arts in Mass Communication from Miami University, Ohio in 2007 and 2009 respectively. His research interests are in political and international communication, focusing on how the media shape and portray political issues in developing democracies. He previously worked as a reporter for The People Daily and in PR at Gina Din Corporate Communications, both in Nairobi, Kenya.