Assessment of the role of the media in promoting population issues A Case Study of New Vision News Paper.
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Date
2008-08
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
The major objective was to examine the role of the media in reporting
population issues in Kampala district. The study was conducted in,
Kampala-Uganda. Community members, political leaders, media officials,
population analysts were involved in the study.
A total of 70 (seventy) participants, 30 community members, 10 political
leaders, 10 media officials, and were involved in the study. The study
question was investigated in line with the research questions of the
study.
The first research question was "What are the causes of a high
population growth in Kampala?" The study discovered that; high birth
rates, low death rates, improved medical facilities, migration and
government policy were the factors given by the respondents.
The second research question was "What challenges do the media face in
reporting population issues?" The study findings revealed that; lack of
finance, poor media programming illiteracy, poor birth registration, and
inaccessibility were the answers given here by the respondents.
The third research question was "What are the impacts of a high
population growth in Kampala?" The answers given by respondents to
this researcher question were therefore as follows; poor housing,
unemployment, congestion, poor sanitation, solid waste accumulation,
wetland degradation, poor sewerage disposal and water pollution were
the answers given.
Conclusions and recommendations were then made after presenting and
interpreting the data.
Description
A Dissertation Submitted As Requirement in Partial
Fulfillment of the Awards of a Bachelor
Degree of Mass Communication of Kampala
International University.
Keywords
Role of Media, Population Issues, Assessment, New Vision News Paper