Uganda predominantly relies on the road to move goods and people. However, this dominant mode of transport is unsafe. According to the 2018 Road Safety Performance Review, the country loses about 10 people daily in road traffic crashes, the highest level in East Africa. The causes range from poor condition of vehicles to poor road […]
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Studying the state of the newsroom is invaluable in understanding the media and the environment in which journalists work. Understanding the newsroom environment is essential because it not only helps people to grasp the realities within the country’s newsrooms but also, more significantly, how these realities have either a positive or negative bearing on media […]
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The Tanzania media industry grew steadily over the past two decades. This growth, which primarily occurred in broadcast and online media, triggered a rise in journalism training institutions and an increase in the number of journalism professionals countrywide. Although much has been written about the intersection of journalism/media and public affairs in Tanzania, not much […]
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This study examined Ugandan news media coverage of road safety, focusing on the country’s three main daily newspapers, three television stations, and two online platforms. The study explores the attention and the nature of coverage these newspapers, television stations, and online platforms paid to road safety (including road traffic crashes and measures to mitigate them) […]
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