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  • Ali Balunywa
  • Url: http://balunywa.blogspot.com/
  • Posts: 17
  • About the user: I have 20 years experience in the print media in Africa and Europe. I am in possession of a Bachelors degree in social sciences from Makerere University in Kampala and a post graduate diploma in Journalism and Media management. I am currently following a Masters of Media in New Media studies at the University of Amsterdam.

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The Impact of ICT on the Print Media Journalist in Uganda

Ali Balunywa | 11 September 2009, 3:50 pm | tags: , , , , , ,

On 22 September 2009, I shall graduate from the University of Amsterdam, having fulfilled all the requirements necessary to attain a Masters of Art in New Media and Digital culture which I have been pursuing in last one year.  Here below is the abstract of my research. If you wish to look at the whole research, please visit: Download AliBalunywaMA-Thesis-09.pdf…

Negroponte’s OLPC, a Star in Rwanda

Ali Balunywa | 30 July 2009, 9:12 am | tags: ,

His mother, Jael paid for the laptop in February 2009, but Collin received it in April this year. Collins claims the whole student community at the school right from kindergarten to secondary school got each a laptop. Each pupil had to part with the equivalent of US $ 220.00 in order for one’s son/daughter acquire one.

The Monitor’s Systems Connectivity

Ali Balunywa | 04 June 2009, 9:49 am | tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Gladys Buteraba works at the Monitor as the Helpdesk Administrator. The Monitor is Uganda’s other second daily newspaper (www.monitor.co.ug). It is an independent daily founded by a group of journalists. Currently, it is owned by East Africa’s biggest media house, The Nation Group of Companies that publishes the biggest circulating newspaper in East Africa. It also owns radios and…

American Podcasting at New Vision

Ali Balunywa | 21 May 2009, 10:16 am | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

 

Rebecca Jane Harshbarger is an American journalist freelancing at the New Vision newspaper. The New Vision Group is the biggest multimedia house in Uganda. It publishes 8 newspapers and 5 magazines. It owns 3 FM radio stations and a television network. (www.newvision.co.ug)

Rebecca has a Bachelors degree

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Chitchat with Vision’s Website Editor

Ali Balunywa | 04 May 2009, 10:28 am | tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Davis Weddi joined the New Vision in 1996 as a freelance journalist. His first story was placed on the front page of The New Vision on 1st April 1996. It was a fool’s day story of vampires attacking travellers in a bus! He was confirmed as a full time staff in 2004. He has studied in Sweden, German…

The New Vision Resource Centre and ICT

Ali Balunywa | 29 April 2009, 7:39 am | tags: , , , , , , , ,

Godfrey Malime is the chief librarian at the New Vision. He joined the organization in 1992 as a trainee librarian. He went through the ranks to get to his current position. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in librarianship and information sciences. He is also in possession of a postgraduate diploma in journalism and media management and another…

New Vision’s Vision Revealed

Ali Balunywa | 27 April 2009, 7:28 am | 1 comment | tags: , , , , , , , , ,

For the first time since travelled to Uganda for my research, I woke up with a purpose. I was invited to attend the editorial meeting at the New Vision Newspaper to meet all journalists. Editorial meetings take place every day at 8.30am. The meetings are meant to map out activities for the day, deploy journalists and to do…

Media Students Embrace digital culture

Ali Balunywa | 23 April 2009, 3:30 pm | 4 comments | tags: , , , ,

 

On Wednesday 8 April, I escorted Ben to Makerere University Faculty of ICT. During our discussions with the deputy dean, we were introduced to the communications manager. After explaining our fields of study, I was requested to make a presentation to the final year class of mass communications on…

New Media at the New Vision

Ali Balunywa | 20 April 2009, 7:30 pm | tags: , , , , , ,

 

After finalizing the formalities with the administration, the human resource manager of the New Vision handed me over to the Mr. Ben Opolot, the Chief sub-editor. She made for me an appointment to meet him (Ben) on Monday 20 April 2009 at the New Vision head office.

The New Vision is the leading print media…

New Media meets old Media

Ali Balunywa | 16 April 2009, 8:15 pm | 1 comment | tags: , ,

 

I started working on my research proposal last year. By the beginning of this year, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. And that is to research on the impact of ICT use on the print media journalist. I started establishing contact with the New Vision, the largest print media organization in Uganda.

I…