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DEMGroup Uganda Journalists Safety Committee

DEMGroup Uganda Journalists Safety Committee. Report on the State Media Coverage of the 2006 Elections January 2006 With support from the Election Support Unit and partners for democracy. Coverage & Portrayal. Fair coverage/ Non-biased reports

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DEMGroup Uganda Journalists Safety Committee

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  1. DEMGroupUganda Journalists Safety Committee Report on the State Media Coverage of the 2006 Elections January 2006 With support from the Election Support Unit and partners for democracy

  2. Coverage & Portrayal • Fair coverage/ Non-biased reports • Equal access to all candidates on Radio, Television and Newspapers Focus: News reports, political talk shows, Pictorials, Caricature, Opinions • Rebutal (juxtaposition)

  3. Legal FrameworkLaw Mandate • Electronic Media Act Broadcasting Cap 104(d) Council • Press and Journalists Statute Media Council & NIJU • Presidential Elections Act Electoral Cap142 22(1) Commission • Electoral Commission Act Electoral Cap 140 (12)(e) Commission • Uganda Broadcasting UBC TV/Radio Corporation Act No.5/2005

  4. Other legal and regulatory framework • Penal Code • Self regulation through private Media Council • Editorial Policy

  5. Factors influencing coverage • Ownership: Many FM stations owned by known government officials and political candidates in 2006 elections • Undue pressure from management & political party functionaries leading to self-censorship • Oppressive legal regime for media practitioners

  6. Monitoring Methodology: • Quantitative Analysis UJSC measures the area provided by the print media (cm²) and the total time (seconds) in the electronic media for Candidates, Political parties, Electoral Commission, Police, UPDF, Paramilitary, Executive • Qualitative Analysis Whether the media portrayal is positive or negative to the promotion of Candidates, Political Parties and good governance

  7. Print MediaState Private • The New Vision Daily Monitor • Bukedde Weekly Observer • Etop • Rupiny • Orumuri

  8. Electronic MediaState Private • UBC Television WBS TV • UBC Radio CBS FM, Radio One, KFM, Radio West, Voice of Teso, Voice of Life, Rukungiri Radio, Messiah FM, Voice of Toro, Voice of Kigezi, Radio Kitara,LibertyFM

  9. Select graphical representation of Print media coverage of key institutions in the election period(January 2006)

  10. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES –JANUARY 2006

  11. The New Vision - Pictorial Coverage (Frequency)(Dec '05 - Jan. '06)

  12. Comparative coverage of the presidential candidates Leading Dailies January 2006

  13. MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 2006 Democracy Monitoring Group (DEMGroup) Uganda Journalists Safety Committee All charts from UJSC Data Bank

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