The promises of democracy in Tanzania underscore a wide range hopes for the nation, notably with regard to media freedom and freedom of speech. However, the intensifying privatization of the media that has characterized the last two decades of Tanzania’s emerging democracy has shifted the focus of professional journalists towards high-impact coverage of known government officials (Schudson, 2008), narrowing the breadth of news and political coverage. The agenda-setting effect of this kind of journalism reflects the often biased interests of media shareholders (McCombs & Shaw, 1972) and also affects the visibility of political candidates, hindering just and fair representation in the electoral process. This study used qualitative and quanti...
Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban, 2017.This study t...
This research explores the relationship between journalistic freedom and media concentration in Keny...
African elections often reveal low levels of political accountability. We assess different forms of ...
Abstract: The promises of democracy in Tanzania underscore a wide range hopes for the nation, notabl...
The United Republic of Tanzania was formed on 26 April 1964 by the union of Tanganyika and the insul...
In October 2015, John Magufuli became President of Tanzania and his party (Chama cha Mapinduzi, CCM...
This study assessed the Print Media Coverage on Civic and Voters Education towards 2015 General Elec...
In any democratic country the media serves as a watch dog of events and decisions and assists citize...
This study reviews and analyses the factors that have influenced media developments in Tanzania duri...
Using Nigeria as a setting, this paper examines how media’s reportorial mistakes impact African elec...
Elections in Tanzania, like in any other country in the world, has three main functions: first is to...
This study sought to examine the influence of “money politics” and “ethnicity” in the voting decisi...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (2021) indicates that Tanzania has scored lower democratic per...
Abstract: Institutional mechanism is the fundamental for prolific information flow to flourish acros...
This paper describes the status of media reporting and Civil society in mobilizing against corruptio...
Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban, 2017.This study t...
This research explores the relationship between journalistic freedom and media concentration in Keny...
African elections often reveal low levels of political accountability. We assess different forms of ...
Abstract: The promises of democracy in Tanzania underscore a wide range hopes for the nation, notabl...
The United Republic of Tanzania was formed on 26 April 1964 by the union of Tanganyika and the insul...
In October 2015, John Magufuli became President of Tanzania and his party (Chama cha Mapinduzi, CCM...
This study assessed the Print Media Coverage on Civic and Voters Education towards 2015 General Elec...
In any democratic country the media serves as a watch dog of events and decisions and assists citize...
This study reviews and analyses the factors that have influenced media developments in Tanzania duri...
Using Nigeria as a setting, this paper examines how media’s reportorial mistakes impact African elec...
Elections in Tanzania, like in any other country in the world, has three main functions: first is to...
This study sought to examine the influence of “money politics” and “ethnicity” in the voting decisi...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (2021) indicates that Tanzania has scored lower democratic per...
Abstract: Institutional mechanism is the fundamental for prolific information flow to flourish acros...
This paper describes the status of media reporting and Civil society in mobilizing against corruptio...
Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies. University of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban, 2017.This study t...
This research explores the relationship between journalistic freedom and media concentration in Keny...
African elections often reveal low levels of political accountability. We assess different forms of ...