Tag Archives: New Vision

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…

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…

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…