ABSTRACT Some journalists in Ghana expect their sources to pay or reward them for covering a programme especially when they are invited by the organiser(s) of the programme. Similarly, PR practitioners are cited as being among the top three sources that perpetuate brown envelope journalism (Soli) in their dealings with journalists. The practice, thus, appears to have become a norm among event organisers (often PR practitioners) and journalists (reporters) without recourse to the ethical impli...
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Abstract INTRODUCTION For many people, comedy is an outlet to vent out frustrations and concerns against social, political and economic ills. The primary function of comedy is to induce laughter by amusing and entertaining the audience whilst portraying targeted social institutions and persons as corrupt; ridiculing them through satirizing, parodying and poking fun at their vices. In the Zimbabwean context, ordinary people or subalterns have resorted to comedy to raise awareness on the soci...
ABSTRACT Media representation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease has greatly influenced how the disease and those who are affected by it are perceived in the society, thus often causing stigma towards those infected and affected. This dissertation therefore investigated to what extent stigma is present in print media reporting on HIV & AIDS in Namibia. This is because controlling the spread and managing HIV & AIDS in the country has be...
Abstract This research explores how Ashesi Students Council (ASC) can effectively manage campus events to improve students’ social life. The purpose of this study is to unearth how ASC can use events to create a sustainable vibrant campus with socially active students. Ashesi University College has student owned campus activities where most events are organized and run by the students themselves. In as much as they are working towards creating a vibrant campus, there is still low attendance...
This study aimed at assessing the Impact of Single — Parent Family Structure on the Child’s Emotional, Mental and Social — Economical Well-being in Moroto District, Karamoja, North Eastern Uganda. The general objective of the research was to examine the impact of single parent family structure on the child’s emotional, mental and social — economical well — being in Moroto District and the study had the following specific objectives; To identify problems encountered in single paren...
This study sought to establish the role of media in conflict situations with a special focus on the Tana delta conflict that occurred in the months of August and September 2012. The objectives were to explain the causes of the Tana Delta Conflict, to investigate the role of the Kenyan media during the Tana Delta Conflict and to assess the impact of the media reports on the Tana delta conflict. Media is a critical player in times of conflict (Berger 2011). The information being conveyed, the m...
INTRODUCTION It has been established that there is a very strong relationship between media performance and the conduct and vibrancy of politics and political activities in democracies. It is often said that in democracies, “the media have a complex relationship with sources of power and the political system” (McQuail, 2005). Both politics and the media have the singular aim of promoting the individual and collective interests of the general society. Thus, while politics serves as a route...
ABSTRACTThis study considered the challenges facing the independent media in Uganda and in particular The Daily monitor. First, the study reviewed the history of the independent media and the obstacles and challenges they faced. It singled out the challenges as being economic, political and constitutional. The paper then presents some evidence on how independent media tackles these challenges and under what circumstances they are experienced.Collection of data wa...
The following are the objectives of the study To know the number of children exposed to the Breath Away Programme, Cross River State Broadcasting Television. To know how parents and guardians guide their children on the viewership of the Breath Away Programme, Cross River State Broadcasting Television To know the impact of Breath Away Programme on children of Yakurr Local Government Area INTRODUCTION This chapter gives us an introduction to the research „‟Impact of Breath away (CRBC TV...
ABSTRACTThis study examines the socio-economic implications of Boko Haram in Yola, Adamawa State. Specifically, the study intends to determine the effect of Boko haram insurgency on the economic activities of people in Yola metropolis; to identifies the effects of Boko Haram insurgency on the household education; to examine the roles of Boko haram insurgency on the religions activities among people; to identifies the effects of Boko haram insurgency on the access to health service, as well as...
ABSTRACT It seems as if Traditional media which had been channels used as means of preserving the cultures of people in the communities are no longer effective. Hence, this study is aimed at measuring the impact of Digital media as the new media that had evolved to improve and complement the Traditional media. The need to evaluate the impact of Digital media technologies on cultural conception and Traditional media in Bende L.G.A. of Abia state, Nigeria is the concern of this study, such that...
ABSTRACT The United Nations (UN) and World Bank (2017) indicate that the emerging forms of violent conflicts have tended to be more complex and protracted. They involve more non-state and state agencies and are characterized by substantial loss of lives, displacement of population, destruction of property, social and economic wellbeing. Conflicts in the North Rift Region of Kenya, particularly in Kerio Valley, similarly have had severe effects on the socio-economic wellbeing and livelihoods o...
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, improved soybean production technologies have been tested and promoted among farmers using different technology transfer mechanisms. Whether the various agricultural technology transfer mechanisms are effective, and whether they have any effect on adoption of soybean production technologies and soybean yields remain unanswered. This study therefore focused on the effectiveness of agricultural technology transfer mechanisms (ATTMs) on adoption and soybean yield...
ABSRACT Generally the researcher set out to collect the data findings on "The effects of socio-economicstatus on the student's academic achievements in selected secondary schools in Buwama divisionMpigi district Uganda."Objectively the study aimed at finding out the effects of socio-economic status on the student'sacademic achievements in selected secondary schools in Buwama division in Mpigi districtUganda. This has been done with the help of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Th...