ABSTRACT In the recent past, sexual crimes have been on the increase in Kenya. The police report published in The Daily Nation July I 8th 2005 edition qualifies this by stating that "Rape becomes top crime in Kenya." The report also reveals that defilement cases are now on the increase. This study investigates how the Kenya print media handles the issue of defilement of minors. It is based on the premise that the media has a crucial role to play in reducing the incidences of defilement. The o...
ABSTRACT The study is an investigation into the deregulation of Zimbabwe‘s media laws and its impact to the development of the film industry. Investigating on a deregulated media industry allows the study to reveal how the current media laws are suppressive and restrictive to film making activities in the country. Thus, the study critically explains how laws like the Censorship and Entertainments Act, Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Broadcasting and Service Act and Publ...
ABSTRACT This work examines Ownership and Editorial Control in the Nigerian Print Media, using the Daily Times, Daily Trust and Champion newspapers as case studies. Irrespective of Pluralist claim to the contrary, Marxist critical theories of media ownership and control implies that ownership of the mass media biases its content so as to further the owners' interest in particular and capitalist hegemony in general. The Marxist critical construct provides the theoretical basis for this researc...
Abstract This study attempted to examine the role of the broadcasting media in promoting gender equality in Uganda. It was guided i) To identify the ways of promoting gender equality by media ii) to examine the roles played by broadcasting in promoting for gender equality iii) To examine the attitude of media editors towards gender equality. The research took the form of a descriptive design, and the reason for this is because it aims to describe the current situation so that it can be unders...
ABSTRACT The topic of the study was the impact of gender-based violence on the performance of girl child in secondary schools in Bundibugyo town council, Bundibugyo district. The study was guided by three specific objectives, that included i) to identify the causes of gender-based violence; ii) to establish the forms of gender-based violence; iii) to identify measures that can stop gender-based violence. This research employed both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The findin...
This chapter basically or mainly looks at the back ground of the study, research objectives, research questions, and scope of the study and the significance of the study. Obiectives; to examine the role of media in preventing HIV/AIDs, to examine the challenges of media in preventing HIV/AIDs among university students, to examine the solutions which have been made to solve the problems faced by media in preventing HIV/A1Ds among university students. The Literature is mass media campaigns play...
The background of the study explains the history of mass media back beyond the dawns of Tourism to the people that figured out that they could reach audience through communicating through a written word. Research objectives was. l . To examine the public perception on article and feature news for print media existing in Zanzibar in relation to tourism development.2. To assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the print media in communicating with the intemal and external public in the count...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF TABLESLIST OF ACRONYMSABSTRACTCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 21.3 Purpose of the study 31.4 Objectives of the study 31.5 Research questions 41.6 Scope of the study 41.6.1 Geographical scope 41.6.2 Content scope 41.6.3 Time scope 51.7 Significance of the study 51.8 Theoretical review sCHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 Definitions of c...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the influence of visual media on improving pre-primary pupils’ arithmetic skills within Dodoma Municipality. The study was guided by four objectives and adopted a mixed research approach, using a descriptive survey design. Data were collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observation and documentary reviews. The sample included 27 informants comprising of municipal education officer, head teachers, pre-primary teacher and parents....
ABSTRACT In the recent past. sexual crimes have been on the increase in Kenya. The police report published in The Daily Nation July 18 th 2005 edition qualifies this by stating that ''Rape becomes top crime in Kenya ... The report also reveals that defilement cases are now on the increase. This study investigates how the Kenya print media handles the issue of defilement of minors. It is based on the premise that the media has a crucial role to play in reducing the incidences of defilement. Th...
Abstract The role of the press to persuade people to respond to a certain event is very central in each and every society. Today this role has taken route of political campaigns in any country in the world, regardless of its advancement; the press is widely used during political campaigns. Thus, the study of mass media effect has progressively focused on the political impact of mass media. In Uganda, this study has not gained much consideration. The literature available is very little and it ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was toreveal the levels of depression that exists among final year students and also highlight the perceived causes of depression. Much research was done in Western countries, I feel it’s my turn now to conduct local studies and make an addition to local scholarly content. Using an expedient sampling technique, a mock-up of 100 students from Midlands State University faculty of social sciences, were selected and completed the questionnaires of the Beck dep...
ABSTRACT The Zimbabwean society as always been homophobic and homohysteric in nature since the late nineties with the largely publicised homophobic utterances by the former president Mugabe influencing media discourse in the post-independence era. However, studies examining queer sexual identities and digital media platforms in contemporary times are scarce. Guided by the queer theory, this study qualitatively examines how Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe Facebook page and Unheard voices blog ar...
The study on the “Impact of citizen journalism on professionalism in Uganda, a case study of community media, Kampala town council with specific objectives to; To examine the role of citizen Journalism versus professionalism in community media, Kampala town council, examine the challenges face by journalists in trying to tight political violence in community media, Kampala town council and, suggest possible solutions to the challenges experienced by journalists in curbing political violence...
Abstract This research was an analysis of the role of media in the Zanu Pf”s factionalism that occurred in the year 2014 to 2015. An extraction of the role played by the media in the stages of factionalism and how the prescribed laws and regulatory measures failed to control and avert political uncertainty in the party and the country at large . Theories were the support base of the thesis. Qualitative research method was used to gather information with the use of secondary and primary...