DEMGroupDEMGroupUganda Journalists Safety Uganda Journalists Safety

CommitteeCommittee

Report on the State Media Coverage of Report on the State Media Coverage of the 2006 Elections the 2006 Elections

January 2006January 2006With support from the Election Support Unit and partners for democracyWith support from the Election Support Unit and partners for democracy

Coverage & PortrayalCoverage & Portrayal

Fair coverage/ Non-biased reportsFair coverage/ Non-biased reports Equal access to all candidates on Radio, Equal access to all candidates on Radio,

Television and NewspapersTelevision and Newspapers

Focus: News reports, political talk shows, Focus: News reports, political talk shows, Pictorials, Caricature, OpinionsPictorials, Caricature, Opinions

Rebutal (juxtaposition)Rebutal (juxtaposition)

Legal FrameworkLegal FrameworkLaw MandateLaw Mandate

Electronic Media Act Electronic Media Act Broadcasting Broadcasting Cap 104(d)Cap 104(d) CouncilCouncil

Press and Journalists Statute Press and Journalists Statute Media Council & Media Council & NIJUNIJU

Presidential Elections ActPresidential Elections Act Electoral Electoral Cap142 22(1)Cap142 22(1) CommissionCommission

Electoral Commission Act Electoral Commission Act Electoral Electoral Cap 140 (12)(e)Cap 140 (12)(e) CommissionCommission

Uganda Broadcasting Uganda Broadcasting UBC TV/RadioUBC TV/RadioCorporation ActCorporation Act

No.5/2005No.5/2005

Other legal and regulatory Other legal and regulatory frameworkframework

Penal CodePenal Code Self regulation through private Media Self regulation through private Media

CouncilCouncil Editorial PolicyEditorial Policy

Factors influencing coverageFactors influencing coverage

Ownership: Many FM stations owned by Ownership: Many FM stations owned by known government officials and political known government officials and political candidates in 2006 electionscandidates in 2006 elections

Undue pressure from management & Undue pressure from management & political party functionaries leading to self-political party functionaries leading to self-censorship censorship

Oppressive legal regime for media Oppressive legal regime for media practitionerspractitioners

Monitoring Methodology:Monitoring Methodology:

Quantitative AnalysisQuantitative AnalysisUJSC measures the area provided by the print UJSC measures the area provided by the print media (cmmedia (cm²²) and the total time (seconds) in the ) and the total time (seconds) in the electronic media for Candidates, Political electronic media for Candidates, Political parties, Electoral Commission, Police, UPDF, parties, Electoral Commission, Police, UPDF, Paramilitary, ExecutiveParamilitary, Executive

Qualitative AnalysisQualitative AnalysisWhether the media portrayal is positive or Whether the media portrayal is positive or negative to the promotion of Candidates, negative to the promotion of Candidates, Political Parties and good governancePolitical Parties and good governance

Print MediaPrint MediaState Private State Private

The New VisionThe New Vision Daily MonitorDaily Monitor BukeddeBukedde Weekly ObserverWeekly Observer EtopEtop RupinyRupiny OrumuriOrumuri

Electronic MediaElectronic MediaState PrivateState Private

UBC TelevisionUBC Television WBS TVWBS TV UBC RadioUBC Radio CBS FM, Radio One, CBS FM, Radio One,

KFM, Radio KFM, Radio West, West,

Voice of Teso, Voice of Voice of Teso, Voice of Life, Life,

Rukungiri Radio, Rukungiri Radio, Messiah FM, Voice of Messiah FM, Voice of

Toro, Voice of Kigezi, Toro, Voice of Kigezi, Radio Radio

Kitara,LibertyFM Kitara,LibertyFM

Select graphical representation of Print media Select graphical representation of Print media coverage of key institutions in the election periodcoverage of key institutions in the election period

(January 2006)(January 2006)

FDC 59.427,15 30,4%NRM 56.304,43 28,8%OTHERS 17.532,00 9,0%DP 15.753,50 8,0%UPC 12.461,32 6,4%INDEPENDENT 11.745,93 6,0%EXECUTIVE 8.535,92 4,4%EC 6.975,46 3,6%JD 3.361,74 1,7%UPDF 1.642,60 0,8%DONORS 1.212,32 0,6%POLICE 670,80 0,3%PARA 121,50 0,1%

195.744,67 100,0%

Source: UJSC data bank

UPDF

Paramilitary

Donors0,6% Police

0,3%JD 1,7%

EC3,6

Executive 4,4%

Independent6,0%

UPC 6,4%

DP 8,0%

Others 9,0%

NRM 28,8%

FDC 30,4%

FDC 30,4%

NRM 28,8%Others 9,0%

DP 8,0%

UPC 6,4%

Independent6,0%

Ex 4,4%

EC3,6 JD 1,7% Police

0,3%

Donors0,6%

Paramilitary0,1%

UPDF0,8%

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES –JANUARY 2006PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES –JANUARY 2006

General Print Coverage in Sq. Cm. The New VisionAll Candidates 3,718.20 All Candidates 113.75

Besigye 54,200.29 Museveni 17,050.69 Museveni 52,151.31 Besigye 24,822.38

Source: UJSC data bank

General Print

All other Candidates

3.4%

Besigye49.2%

Museveni47.4%

The New Vision

Besigye59.1%

Museveni40.6%

All other Candidate

s0.3%

The New Vision - Pictorial Coverage (Frequency)The New Vision - Pictorial Coverage (Frequency)(Dec '05 - Jan. '06)(Dec '05 - Jan. '06)

PARTY COLOR BLACK&WHITEOTHERS 1NRM 30 15FDC 27 31

Source: UJSC data bank

0

10

20

30

40

OTHERS NRM FDC

Party

Fre

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COLOR

BLACK&WHITE

56,0%

28,3%

6,5% 6,1%

3,1%

0,0%

10,0%

20,0%

30,0%

40,0%

50,0%

60,0%

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New Vision

40,9%

33,7%

11,4%

7,2% 6,8%

0,0%

5,0%

10,0%

15,0%

20,0%

25,0%

30,0%

35,0%

40,0%

45,0%

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Daily MonitorComparative coverage of the presidential candidates

Leading Dailies January 2006

Comparative coverage of the presidential candidates

Leading Dailies January 2006

Source: UJSC data bank

Key: DON = Donors POL = PoliceDP = Democratic Party EXEC = Executive UPDF = Uganda People's Defence ForcesEC = Electoral Commission IND = Individuals UPC = Uganda Peoples CongressFDC = Forum for Democratic Change NRM = National Resistance Movement OTH = Other Influential aspects

UBC - TV

UBC/TV Prime News - Pre- Election Coverage of political institutions (Jan 15th - 28th 2006)

POLICE0,0%

UPDF3,7%

NRM62.4

FDC6,4%

Executive8.8%

DON2,9%

OTH7,2%

IND0,0

UPC0,0%

ALL0,0%DP

0,0EC

8,5%

0%

0%

0%

2,90%

3,70%

6,40%

7,20%

8,50%

8,80%

62,40%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

UPC

IND

POLICE

DONORS

UPDF

FDC

OTHERS

EC

EXECUTIVE

NRM

UBC/TV Prime News - Pre- Election Coverage of political institutions

88,5%

11,5%

0,0% 0,0% 0,0%

0,0%

10,0%

20,0%

30,0%

40,0%

50,0%

60,0%

70,0%

80,0%

90,0%

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UBC - TV PRIME NEWS

9,7%

0,0%

61,0%

0,0%

29,3%

0,0%

10,0%

20,0%

30,0%

40,0%

50,0%

60,0%

70,0%

BESI BWA M7 SEBA MIRI

UBC Radio - News Hour

52,6%

39,0%

5,5%2,9%

0,0%

0,0%

10,0%

20,0%

30,0%

40,0%

50,0%

60,0%

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Radio West Prime News

33,5%32,4%

22,1%

12,0%

0,0%

0,0%

5,0%

10,0%

15,0%

20,0%

25,0%

30,0%

35,0%

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CBS Radio Prime News

All charts from UJSC Data Bank

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MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 2006