• Contribution of community radios to growth of women entrepreneurs in Uganda: a case of Kagadi Kibaale community radio, Kagadi district 

  Mugenzi, Akarire (Makerere University, 2023-01-16)

  The study assessed the contribution of community radios to growth of women entrepreneurship in Uganda, the case of Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR) in Kagadi District. The objectives of the study were to: assess ...

• The role of mass media in transmission of agricultural innovation information in Uganda: a case study of banana farmers in Bushenyi district 

  Namara, Juliet (Makerere University, 2023-01-16)

  The study set out to examine the role of mass media in transmission of agricultural innovation information in Uganda. The study was contextualized on banana farmers in Bushenyi District. The study was informed by the ...

• An assessment of the use of statistics by Ugandan newspapers: a case of the New Vision 

  Okoth, Didacus (Makerere University, 2024-07)

  The study assessed the use of statistics by Ugandan newspapers using a case of The New Vision. Using a mixed methods and sequential explanatory design, the study employed qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews ...

• An assessment of the use of small group communication in curbing teenage pregnancy among girls living with HIV in Uganda 

  Chemisto, Masturah (Makerere University, 2022-03)

  In Uganda, one in four teenage girls aged 15 - 19 years have had a child or are pregnant and 42% of all pregnancies among adolescents are un-intended. With an unmet need of family planning among adolescents of 30.4%, it ...

• Coverage of the conflict in Rwenzururu in The Daily Monitor and New Vision newspapers: frames and peacebuilding 

  Hafitha, Issa (Makerere University, 2023-01)

  This study assessed how two leading daily newspapers in Uganda, the Daily Monitor and the New Vision covered the November 2016 conflict in Rwenzururu Sub-region. The primary purpose of this study was to assess how the ...

• “We don’t eat ethics!” journalists’ experiences with brown envelopes in Uganda 

  Kasujja, Caroline Nakitto (Makerere University, 2023-01-09)

  This study investigated journalists’ experiences with brown envelopes and the implications for journalism practice in Uganda. Brown envelope, meaning the incentive given by a story source or subject to a journalist, in the ...

• Crafted by hand: an analysis of how the readers negotiate the meaning of messages portrayed in the press political cartons 

  Namatovu, Stella (Makerere University, 2022-04)

  Within the context of debates concerning the impact of media on audiences, this study investigates how the readers interpret messages embedded in editorial cartoons. It further examines the different factors which influence ...

• The forms and sources of misinformation on twitter: a case study of Uganda Ministry of Health COVID-19 risk communication and vaccination intervention 

  Ainebyoona, Emmanuel (Makerere University, 2024-04)

  The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by an infodemic of misinformation that posed a serious public health problem. This study, I set out to examine the forms and sources of misinformation on Twitter. The study focused on ...

• Politeness strategies in English as a second language: A case of secondary school teachers in Fort Portal Municipality 

  Mpaka, Alice (Makerere University, 2022)

  This study aimed at finding out how non-native speakers of English conceptualize politeness and what politeness strategies they use in communication with each other in English. Being native speakers of another language, ...

• Conflict or harmony? Unraveling how media shape public perception of wildlife in Uganda 

  Gessa, John Simplicious (Makerere University, 2023)

  Globally, media outlets are key sources of information that influence public opinions, perceptions and attitudes. These ultimately impact conservation outcomes and wildlife protection. It is therefore imperative to understand ...

• Role of Taso-Mulago’s communication strategies in promoting adherence to antiretroviral treatment among adolescents living with HIV 

  Katasi, Margaret (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  This research investigates the pivotal role of communication strategies in fostering adherence to Antiretroviral treatment among adolescents (13-19) living with HIV in Uganda, specifically within the context of TASO Mulago. ...

• The role of electronic media in promoting Ugandan cinema: a case study of NTV and Bukedde Television 

  Amanya, Leonard (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  Cinema was introduced in Uganda way back in 1930s but has remained critically underdeveloped in the home-grown context. The factors that previous researchers have identified to explain this scenario do not include the role ...

• The effect of centralised media buying on Ministry of Water and Environment advertising in Uganda 

  Muhangi, Noel (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  This study examines the Effect of Centralised Media Buying on Ministry of Water and Environment Advertising in Uganda. A purely qualitative approach was used. The empirical part is based on in-depth interviews with advertisers ...

• Interrogating child vulnerabilities in selected Ugandan contemporary fiction 

  Namarome, Hellen (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  This study interrogates child vulnerabilities in Ugandan contemporary fiction in Waiting, Secrets no More, Fate of the Banished and Footprints of the Outsider. It does not only portray child vulnerability but also goes ...

• Censorship in the digital age: assessing the effects of internet shutdown on journalism practice during Uganda’s 2021 general elections - a case of the daily monitor 

  Kyamazima, Dorothy (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  This study provides insights into the Internet shutdowns and journalism practice by exploring the effects of the Internet shutdowns on journalism practice during Uganda’s 2021 general elections using the case study of Daily ...

• Assessing the effect of interactive radio programming on children empowerment in Uganda: a case of children’s programme on Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR) 

  Businge, Julius (Makerere University, 2023-11)

  The study assessed the effect of interactive radio programming on children empowerment in Uganda with particular focus on the children programme on Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR) (91.7FM) in Kagadi and Kibaale ...

• Performing resistance and subversion in the songs of Madoxx Ssemanda Ssematimba 

  Okurut, Lazarus (Makerere University, 2023)

  This study examines the performance of the concepts of resistance and subversion in the songs of Madoxx Ssemanda Ssematimba, a legendary Ugandan Reggae artist. It takes interest in his lyrics as a way of analysing his ...

• Examining the relationship between social network site usage and corporate communication at Uganda's Umeme Limited 

  Namayanja, Vanessa (Makerere University, 2023-06)

  This dissertation examined the relationship between Social Network Site (SNS) usage and corporate communication in Uganda, considering Umeme Limited as a case study. The study used the communicative affordance theory and ...

• A phonetic description of the varieties of English spoken by native speakers of Payira and Lamogi 

  Okidi, George (Makerere University, 2016-09)

  The primary aim of this study is to explore the phonetic systems of Payira and Lamogi dialects of Acoli to find out if the phonetic systems, particularly consonant inventories, of the two dialects influence the spoken ...

• Role of religion in promoting non-violent behavior among students in institutions of higher learning: a case study of Makerere University 

  Nuwagaba, Muhsin Kaduyu (Makerere University, 2022-09)

  The general objective of the study was to examine the role of religion in promoting NVB among students in institutions of higher learning in Uganda. The study was guided by three specific objectives; 1) To assess the ...

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