TYPE OF NEWS ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN SOUTH SUDAN

Huda Abdelrahman Elseddige (), Prof. Hellen K. Mberia () and Dr. John Ndavula ()

International Journal of Communication and Public Relation, 2021, vol. 6, issue 2, 75 - 86

Abstract: Purpose: The study sought to determine the type of news on political corruption by newspapers in South Sudan Method The study used descriptive research design to address the research objectives. The target population in this study was Sudan Tribune, Juba Monitor, The Dawn, Peace Day, Sudanese Online newspapers, international and local NGOs, journalists who work for the media station and lecturers and students from Juba University. The researcher identified every single element and the sampling frame was the five newspapers, also local and international NGOs, students and lecturers from Juba University Findings of the study Media houses shied away from giving priority to political corruption news for the fear of their lives, intimidation and torture. the coverage of political corruption news on a quarter of a page, hence confirming the fact that the public in South Sudan was denied the opportunity by the print media to question the government on corruption in the country Contributions Informed by the findings, the study had the following recommendation The various media regulatory policies and the constitutional rights should be implemented by the instruments of power including the police, the government and the judiciary. This would assure journalists and media houses of their freedom to access information and freedom of expression, while shielding them from intimidation, torture and killing. The legislature, in collaboration with the media regulatory bodies in South Sudan should enact laws that protected media houses and journalists, especially in the cases where they cover sensitive but important information.

Keywords: Newspaper; political corruption; South Sudan; democracy; press freedom; media regulation; Embezzlement; nepotism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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