Disseminators, Advocates and Watchdogs
A Profile of Ugandan Journalists in the New Millennium
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 7477201 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Peter G Mwesige (Indiana University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2004 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 69-96 |
| Data de publicação | 2004-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Editora | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464884904039556 |
| OpenAlex | W2007700041 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 62 |
| Referências citadas | 21 |
Based on a national survey carried out in 2001, this study provides a demographic and attitudinal profile of Ugandan journalists at an interesting time when we are not only witnessing increasing media globalization but also democratic, if shaky, transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study explores the demographics and job conditions of news people in this East African country, their role perceptions, professional attitudes and beliefs, as well as the major constraints on journalistic freedoms in Uganda. Where it is possible and appropriate, comparisons are made to both African and western journalists. The results show that Ugandan journalists highly value the so-called western journalistic functions of information, analysis and interpretation and investigation of official claims. They also show strong support for ‘populist mobilizer’ functions such as giving ordinary people voice and setting the political agenda. However, despite the relative press freedom in recent years, Ugandan news people work under conditions that pose major legal, political and economic limitations on their journalistic freedoms. In spite of such constraints, they showed a commitment to the public affairs benefits of their jobs
Democracy · Demographics · Globalization · Interpretation (philosophy · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · African cultural and philosophical studies · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law · Psychology
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Media Capture and Journalistic Role Conceptualizations Under Transitional Contexts
Despite Lower Pay, Kenyan Journalists Express Higher Job Satisfaction
Find the Wifi, free the watchdog
Job Autonomy
Misinformation Literacy of Covid-19 Digital News in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Covering Covid-19 in the Global South
The Global in the Local
Science reporting in Accra, Ghana
Communication Law and Policy
Double-edged press
Pride Versus Humility
Freebies and Brown Envelopes in Ethiopian Journalism
Hybrid journalistic identities? Journalism(s) and Nepad
Media Accountability and Political Interest in East Africa
Agenda building and the politics of regime legitimacy in East Africa
Political Activist, Citizen’s Helper, and Entertainer
The Ethics of Keeping HIV/Aids Newsworthy in Tanzania
The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Job Satisfaction in Newsrooms
Do Demographics Matter
Influence of PR Sources’ Payments on Journalistic Integrity
Assessing Physical and Digital News Spaces
Examining determinants of adherence to peace journalism
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Journalistic role orientations in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya
Attribution of global ethical norms
Values in the News
Beyond Borders
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Picturing Peace Journalists
Development Reporting as a crumbling tower
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Journalistic Roles and the Struggle Over Institutional Identity
Wanted
The three alternative journalisms of Africa
Changes in journalism in two post-authoritarian non-Western countries
The Pre-Socialization of Future Journalists
Mapping Journalism Cultures Across Nations
A National Survey on the Professional Role Conceptions of Journalists in Kenya
Deconstructing Journalism Culture
Combining detached watchdog journalism with development ideals
Development journalism revived
Towards an African Journalism Model
The Meaning of Leaning
Perceptions of Media Roles in Serbia and Croatia
Towards Defining “Potential Centres of Excellence” in African Journalism Training1
Changing Times, Changing Journalism
Salary, Suppression, and Spies
Towards the Liberal Model
A teaching philosophy of journalism education in the global South
A national survey of demographics composition of Kenyan journalists
Professional role perceptions among Iraqi Kurdish journalists from a ‘state within a state
Gift solicitation and acceptance in journalism practice
Journalistic illusio in a restrictive context
Unethical but not illegal
Democratic Journalism and “Statelessness
Identities under construction
Communications and Democratization in Africa
Postcolonial Identities in Africa
The media are American
The Press of Africa
Bloodhounds or Missionaries
The Evolution of the Newspaper Industry in Spain, 1939-87
Private-enterprise broadcasting and accelerating dependency
Press freedom and national development
African Newspaper Editors and the New World Information Order
The role of the independent media in Africa's change to democracy
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| Obras citantes distintas | 62 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 2,82 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 62 |