INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria has become a country playing host to the victory of wrong over light, falsehood over the truth and supremacy of personal irresponsibility over fundamental values. It is a country perpetuating a policy that fails to value human life and cherish human beings above material possession, power and pleasures, it is a place where men and women of honor, experience, credibility and self consciousness have been cut their prime for daring to talk. It is a...
ABSTRACT This paper is focused on the brief history of print media, functions and the role of print media in a pluralistic society. We are able to know what a pluralistic society means and few countries we can find such feature. The final part of the paper is a conclusion and recommendation on why it's important to embrace a pluralistic society. INTRODUCTION It’s safe to say that the media, even life itself, would not be the same without the printed word. We read about our world through s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effect of monetary policies on the lending behaviour of commercial banks in Kenya. Previously the government did not develop monetary policies but instead gained their legitimacy by acting as lenders of last resort (through the CBK) in the midst of financial crises. Today there is considerable debate surrounding the effects of monetary policies with the emergence of active foreign trading and the need to formulate policies which will s...
ABSTRACT Pregnancies among secondary school girls are on the rise globally and in Kenya. As a social problem, it has adverse effects on the girls‟ academic performance, and career development as it results in girls dropping out of school and some are forced to early marriages. Despite efforts to prevent girls dropping out of school due to pregnancies, there is still evidence of high prevalence of pregnancy among girls in secondary school. This study therefore sought to establish social, cul...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION .iiAPPROVAL iiiDEDICATION ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT vLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viTABLE OF CONTENTS viiLIST OF TABLES ixLIST OF FIGURES xABSTRACT XiCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background to the study 11.2 Problem statement 41.3 Objectives of the study 51.3.1 General objectives 51.3.2 Specific objectives 51.4 Research questions 61.5 Scope of the study 61.6 Significance of the study 61.7 Definition of terms 7CHAPTER TWO 9LITERATURE REVIEW 92.0 Introduction 9...
ABSTRACT Business employ a number of strategies to improve financial profitability, including streamlining processes, outsourcing and integrating new technologies. The study sought to determine the effects of financial leverage on profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Kenya. More specifically the study examined the effect of short term debt, long term debt and debt equity, on profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Kenya. Theories that guided the study include; Market Power Th...
Abstract The main aim of the research is to explore the challenges and prospects in the uptake of citizen journalism. The study also seek to explain the extent to which the uptake of citizen journalism by The Manica Post has promoted democratic participation of citizens and the contribution of the phenomenon to the production of news. The mainstream media have embraced the use of ICTs and this witnessed by the mainstream having their own social media pages and online websites where they publi...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to do a comparative analysis of Channels TV and NTA's coverage of2015 general elections to determine the level of comprehensiveness, purpose, direction or slant and objectivity of coverage. Three theories were used as framework for this research. Agenda setting, Social responsibility and Development media theories. Content analysis was used to analyse datat from a sample size of 76 days with 673 and 583 issues covered by Channels TV and NTA stations respecti...
Architecture is a social form of art while literature can either be written or verbal form of art. Reflecting on the literature of a particular region can help to better understand the fundamental basics of the architecture of such region. Just as the Architecture of a region is a reflection of the people’s culture and way of life, Literature more often than not is also a written or verbal documentation of life experiences and narratives that may cut across culture, lifestyle, traditions, a...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of alcoholism on the youths of Roka location, in Kilifi County. The study was guided by the research objectives which were; to identify the causes of alcoholism among the youths, to analyze the effects of alcoholism among the youths, to find out the measures that can be initiated to deal with the problem of alcoholism among the youths. The study will be of great significance as the effort to address alcoholism is the key for the co...
The study was to investigate peer influence and aggression among the youth in Lwengo District, Uganda. The study had four research questions and three objectives which included; To establish social determinants of peer influence on youth in Lwengo To establish the economic determinants of peer influence on youth in Lwengo To analyze the causes of youth violence in Lwengo District To evaluate the influence of media violence on the youth media It was revealed in that there were social determina...
Abstract The marital decisions of educated women have attracted a lot of attention and have eventually become a topic of discussion on different platforms including the public domain. For some scholars and people, education has a bad influence on women’s marital decisions as it tends to lead women to appreciating singlehood and cohabitation over marriage. For others, the opposite is true. There are scholars who have even argued that education does not play any role in the marital decisions ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which media owners control affects the operations of media houses. The study was guided by three specific objectives and these included; to examine the extent to which media owner and external force influence the daily operations of media organizations, to find out how profit maximization motives of media corporations affect the quality of content produced, and to establish the magnitude at which media content impacts on the a...
ABSTRACT The work examined how the media presents the chieftaincy institution and how chiefs are framed in the various local newspapers. It also tried to understand the different frames used by the newspapers to represent chiefs and how they impact on their image and chiefly positions they occupy in the Ghanaian society. Again, the study examined the major themes inherent in the chieftaincy stories used by local newspapers and how they affect the image of chiefs and the chieftaincy institutio...
ABSTRACT The study aims at investigating Freedom of Expression and the Media in Uganda especially the level of independence and freedom of thy mass media industry in Uganda. It explores the challenges that media professionals practically go through and face in the process of carrying out media work and practicing their profession in Uganda Secondly, it identifies how both the existing and newly proposed laws impact on the mass media freedom in Uganda while drawing from the domestic, national,...