The impacts of the electronic media usage on the youth in central Uganda. a case study of Makindye division
Loading...
Date
2009-10
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kampala International University, Faculty of Social Sciences
Abstract
The research aims at assessing the impacts of electronic media usage on youth in central
Uganda in particularly Makindye division as a case study.
Both qualitative and quantitative techniques will be used. The qualitative techniques will be
presented by use oftables·and converted to percentages according to the themes and the data
collection method will include interviews, observation, questionnaires and the data will be
descriptive in nature.
The objective of the study is to examine the major effects of electronic media on youth in
central Uganda. It aims at establishing the existing efforts by relevant stakeholders toward
the prevention of media violence. The sample size will be 160 respondents, who will
represent the whole population in Makindye.
Therefore the responsibility of establishing an operating social protection mechanism lies
with the whole society and the immediate response must come from the informal and formal
sides, media owners, private and public sectors must combine their strengths under the
supervision of the central coordinating authority.
Description
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication of Kampala International University.
Keywords
electronic media