Abstract The study will look at how Donald Trump is presented in Zimbabwe‘s public media which is The Herald newspaper. The Herald is well known to be an ideological state apparatus for the ruling government. This is so because President Mugabe‘s government created the state-controlled Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust (ZMMT), a watchdog that eventually took overall ownership of The Herald and its sister papers (Nyahunzvi 2001). In Zimbabwe the media is much more polarized on political lines. Whe...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv LIST OF ACRONYMS v TABLE OF CONTENTS vi CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.0. Introduction 1 1.1. Background of the study 1 1.2. Statement of the problem 3 1.3.Objectives of the study 4 1.3.1 .General objective 4 1.3.2. Specific objectives 4 1.3.3 .Research questions 4 1.4. Scope of the study 5 1.4.1 .Contextual scope 5 1.5.2. Geographical scope 5 1.5.3.Time scope 5 1.6. Significance of the study 5 vi 1.7. CONCEPTUAL FRAM...
ABSTRACT The incidence of the print and electronic media reports on violence and abuse in the domestic setting heightened the interest for this study and has therefore served as a major source of motivation for this research work. The work seeks to investigate the causes of domestic violence vis-à-vis the consequences of such acts. The major findings indicated that domestic violence in Ghana can best be described as violence against women and children. It was also discovered that domestic ...
ABSTRACT The paper examines the role of the media in dealing with the problem facing street children. Taking Kinondoni district in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, as a case study. I contend that not enough has been done to address the problem of street children; the problem of street children is a nuisance and burden to many developing societies. Street children come as a result of poverty, broken marriages and homes, unwanted pregnancies, abandoning of babies at birth, prostitution and disabili...
ABSTRACT The development of social networking sites as linguistic and communication platforms is rising across all age groups in Zimbabwe. Amongst a plethora of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, WhatsApp is the most common in Zimbabwe. Consequently, this research examined the essence of WhatsApp profile pictures and statuses. The research was guided by four main objectives which are to: 1. Analyse the Significance of WhatsApp Profile Pictures and Statuses. 2. Explain the n...
ABSTRACT Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are currently a major public health concern all over the world. A major risk factor for NCDs is obesity. Childhood obesity is a global health challenge with over 42 million children affected. One major factor that influences obesity in children is their diet. Marketing of foods affects the choice of foods children desire and demand from their parents. Food marketing occurs through multiple techniques including electronic media (e.g. inter...
ABSTARCT The aim of the research was to evaluate the influence of digital products on company performance with reference to the case of Manica Post. The purpose of the research was to examine the effects of online news on cannibalization of print media at Manica post, establishing customer perceptions on digitalization of Manica Post news posted online, determining whether Facebook page marketing influences customer preferences as well as examining the effects of websites on increase in web t...
ABSTRACT The study focused on the Social Darwinist ideology, racism and conflict in selected Hollywood films about Africa looking at the case study of Tears of the Sun, Hotel Rwanda and Blood Diamond. The aim of the study was to interrogate the interaction of Social Darwinist ideology, race and conflict in selected Hollywood films about Africa with sub-objectives of establishing perceptions, determining conflict interpretations, assessing racial perspectives, identifying filmic techniques use...
This dissertation explores print media and the promotion of human rights in Uganda taking New Vision printing and Publication Company as the case study. The methodology used was both descriptive and explanatory. Data was collected by use of questionnaires (open ended and close ended). Random sampling was used to select respondents from the company and all beneficiaries then the findings from the research was in position to show the approximate contributions of print media in the promotion of ...
Misinformation in any society can harm various sectors of that society. It can debar democratic processes, cause social cohesion, and create a terrible public health system. Misinformation is very common in Nigeria, which has become a challenge to developing various sectors of the Nigerian economy. It is common knowledge that if the citizens and non citizens in a country have flourishing businesses in that country, the Gross Domestic Profit (GDP) of that country’s economy will increase. For...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLES viiiLIST FIGURESABSTRACT ixABSTRACT xCHAPTER ONE iINTRODUCTION 1Background of the studyStatement of the problem 2Purpose of the study 3Objectives of the Study 3Specific Objectives of the Study 3Research questions 3Scope of the study 4Theoretical scope 4Geographical scope 4Significance of the study 4CHAPTER TWO 5REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 5Introduction 5Concepts, Opinions, Ideas from Authors! Exp...
ABSTRACT Congenital glaucoma is a major public health issue because visually impaired children have a lifetime of blindness ahead of them with its associated emotional, social and economic cost to the child, family and society. The study sought to assess the level of knowledge and perception of parents of children with congenital Glaucoma seeking care at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The study was undertaken at Komfo Anokye teaching hospital. A mixed method design comprising of one hund...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating the impact of political culture on corruption in the public sector in Zanzibar with special reference to the Zanzibar Port Corporation. The study was guided by specific objectives, namely, to identify the effects of beliefs on favouritism in the public sector in Tanzania; to assess the influence of values on embezzlement in the public sector; to examine the influence of norms on bribery in the public sector; and to identify measures to control the n...
ABSTRACT There is a growing industrial demand for peptones of non-animal origin owing to legislations as well as outbreak of animal-associated diseases. Microbiological growth media developed from legumes as sources of protein hydrolysates are limited. It is, therefore, the aim of this study, to produce comparatively standard protein hydrolysates from Prosopis africanaseed that can be used as peptone for microbial culture in place of animal peptone. Prosopis africana seeds (2.5kg) were purch...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate why public relations copy has been freely finding its way into media content with the end result being the fourth estate, journalism, losing its watchdog role to has now come to be known as the ‘fifth estate’, which happens to be public relations departments of various organisations. The researcher subjected to empirical study the phenomenon that led to media under study, The Herald Business to be a channel through which public relations copy reapp...