Electronic Media and The Coverage of Political Events in Jinja-Uganda, A Case Study of NBS Radio.
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2014-07
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Kampala International University, Colleges of humanities and social sciences
Abstract
The study examined electronic media and the coverage of political events
in Jinja Uganda using a case study of NBS FM —Jinja district. The specific
objectives of the study were: to find out the causes of the problems
faced by journalists covering political activities, the impacts of political
news stories on the audience of NBS FM and in what ways can NBS FM
carry out the coverage of political events? A descriptive research design
was applied because it enabled the researcher to describe electronic
media and coverage of political events. A total of 100 respondents
participated in the study. The main tools of data collection were interview
guide and questionnaires. The results of the study revealed that the
media still faces problems related to lack of independence. The many
regulations that the media has to comply with sometimes impose selfcensorship upon them; and also media ownership and style of a media
house. The results concluded that a range of formal and informal
constraints impose the severest limitations to press freedom in Uganda;
but the informal constraints impose the severest limitations to press
freedom. The duty of the media is to provide citizens with the
information they need and want to know. Regulatory frameworks are
suffocating media freedom.The study recommended that: The
government should adhere to all the provisions of the supreme law
concerning media freedom in the country as stated in The 1995
Constitution of Uganda.
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A Dissertation Submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Award of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication of Kampala International University.
Keywords
Electronic Media, Political Events, Jinja-Uganda