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| The Impact of Media Political Incitement on Social Unrest in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala Central Division in Kampala District, Uganda.
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Friday Christopher, Sekate Erinewo, Ndyamuhaki Milton
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Abstract:
This study was about the Impact of Media political Incitement on Social Unrest in Uganda: in Kampala Central Division in Kampala District, Uganda. This study aimed at examining the impact of media political incitement in the propagation of social unrest in Uganda; thus, specifying on different types of social unrest that have been caused by media political incitement, challenges facing media in reporting on political issues, and possible solutions to the challenges affecting media in reporting on political issues in Kampala Central Division. The total population of the participants selected in this study was 40; whereby the researcher employed the Slovene's formulae to calculate the sample size of 36 participants. Majority of the respondents in this study were male by 58.33%, yet their counterparts (female) constituted to 41.67% respectively. Findings indicate that Media practitioners called for sustaining collective action aimed to public decisions; public representation of the goals, demonstrations; political violence; traffic blockades and wild strikes; and desire for change as strongly agreed by 47% of the participants. 44% of the participants supported the journalists were used as political campaign tool to mop up party support of either the ruling party or the opposition; audience does not receive a complete image of the political scene; drawing the attention of voters to how politicians are fulfilling their responsibilities to society; as challenges faced by the media practitioners during dissemination of political issues to their audience. The study further proposed that following ethics of the profession; letting electorates know the thoughts and characters of the candidates; exercise the power to provide information; setting the public agenda to inform the electorate about the candidates would address the above challenges. political incitement included media practitioners called for sustaining collective action aimed at influencing public decisions; challenges such as they suffer stress through news-sourcing and possible solutions to include media practitioners let electorates know the thoughts and characters of the candidates. The researcher recommended that media should be independent and try to give the public the correct information.CHAPTER ONE
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