The Media's Watchdog Role in Tanzanian Government on Corruption: A Case Study of Mwana Halisi Newspaper

ABSTRACT

This is a presentation of result on the media's watchdog role in Tanzanian government on corruption, using the case of study of the Mwana Halisi newspaper, the leading weekly in Tanzania. The study in Chapter one introduces the history of the media in Tanzania, Objectives, Statement of the problem, Justification of the study and Chapter two Literature review about the topic. The Third chapter describes the Research methodology including Study design, Study population, Area of the study, Sample size, Data collection methods, and Limitations faced during the study. Chapter four presents the Findings of the study, and Final chapter presents Conclusion, Recommendations, and Bibliography. 

TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE 

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION 

ACKN"OWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF OPERATIONAL TERMS

LIST OF ACRONYMS 

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Background of the Study

1.1 Statement of the Research Problem

1.2 Research Objectives

1.2.1 General Objective 

1.2.2 Specific Objective

1.3 Scope of the Study

1.4 Significance of the Study

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction

2.1 Why corruption has persisted in Tanzania as a most dominant ill 

2.2 The role of the media on the government

2.3 Obstacles and challenges of the media in Tanzania 

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction 

3.1 Research design ................................................................................. 14

3.2 Sample selection and design ................................................................. 14

3.3 Data collection and methods ................................................................ 15

3.4 Data analysis' .................................................................................... 15

3.5 Limitation of the study ....................................................................... 15

CHAPTER FOUR

FINDINGS, PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.0 Introduction 

4.1 Distribution of the respondents by Sex

4.2 Distribution of the respondents by Age ................................................... 17

4.3 Distribution of the respondents by Profession/ Occupation ...................•....... 17

4.4 Distribution of the respondents according to undentamlmg levels ................ 18

4.5 Distributions of respondents on the Attitude of Mwana Halisi coverage corruption 

4.6 Distribution of the respondents on how Mwana Halisi newspaper covers corruption 

4. 7 Distribution of the respondents on the role being played by Mwana Halisi in its corruption ......... ··········································

4.8 Primary data .................................................................................... 21

4.8.1 Mwana Hausi policy on the coverage of corruption .................................. 22

4.8.2 Response about the story source .......................................................... 23

4.8.3 Response of culprits. of corruption

4.8.4 How reporters are treated

4.8.S Corroboration with court

4.8.6 Protection of sources

4.8.7 Stories that created problems for Mwana Halisi newspaper 

4.8.8 Stories that made Mwana Halisi newspaper popular 

4.9 Secondary data 

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 

5.1 Summary of the study

5.2 Conclusion 

5.3 Recommendation 

5.4 Area for further research

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APPENDECES

APPENDIX I Questionnaire

APPENDIX II Questionnaire

APPENDIX HI Budget