CONFLICT OVER COVERAGE OF SALARYGATE BY THE PRINT MEDIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE HERALD (JANUARY 2014 TO APRIL 2014) IN ZIMBABWE.
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Title
CONFLICT OVER COVERAGE OF SALARYGATE BY THE PRINT MEDIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE HERALD (JANUARY 2014 TO APRIL 2014) IN ZIMBABWE.
Creator
JOHN MBWIRIRE
TIMOTHY KURWA
Description
This study seeks to analyse the controversial issues about coverage of salarygate by the print media in Zimbabwe by The Herald, and the roles
that the media play in curbing the problem. Both quantitative and qualitative data approaches were used to analyse the roles that media play
and to analyse the frequency of coverage of corruption issues. Interviews and content analysis were used as research instruments. Among the
findings of the study were that the war against corruption cannot be won without the involvement of media. It was also found o ut that the stories
lacked legal analysis of the salarygate. That the media plays a crucial role in creating awareness as well as in putting the government in check
and pressuring it to prosecute cases that were reported. The study recommended that there was need to enhance the freedom of the press to
protect journalists through the law, as well as to ensure more effective and objective reporting of corruption stories and other stories of human
interest.
that the media play in curbing the problem. Both quantitative and qualitative data approaches were used to analyse the roles that media play
and to analyse the frequency of coverage of corruption issues. Interviews and content analysis were used as research instruments. Among the
findings of the study were that the war against corruption cannot be won without the involvement of media. It was also found o ut that the stories
lacked legal analysis of the salarygate. That the media plays a crucial role in creating awareness as well as in putting the government in check
and pressuring it to prosecute cases that were reported. The study recommended that there was need to enhance the freedom of the press to
protect journalists through the law, as well as to ensure more effective and objective reporting of corruption stories and other stories of human
interest.
Publisher
African Journal of Science and Research,
Date
2016
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Citation
JOHN MBWIRIRE and TIMOTHY KURWA, “CONFLICT OVER COVERAGE OF SALARYGATE BY THE PRINT MEDIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE HERALD (JANUARY 2014 TO APRIL 2014) IN ZIMBABWE.,” ZOU Institutional Repository, accessed July 6, 2025, https://ir.zou.ac.zw/items/show/105.
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