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The Impact of ICT on the Print Media Journalist in Uganda

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....
By Ali Balunywa on 09/11/09 Comments Off on The Impact of ICT on the Print Media Journalist in Uganda

American Podcasting at New Vision

  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...
By Ali Balunywa on 05/21/09 Comments Off on American Podcasting at New Vision

Chitchat with Vision’s Website Editor

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...
By Ali Balunywa on 05/04/09 Comments Off on Chitchat with Vision’s Website Editor

The New Vision Resource Centre and ICT

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...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/29/09 Comments Off on The New Vision Resource Centre and ICT

New Vision’s Vision Revealed

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...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/27/09 1

New Media at the New Vision

  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...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/20/09 Comments Off on New Media at the New Vision

New Media meets old Media

  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...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/16/09 1