Uganda
Currently, pressure is not exercises officialy any more, but in a more
subtle way. Companies who are doing business with government do
not want to be seen to be associated with newspapers regarded as
“enemies” by placing adverts in them.
SCORES:
Individual scores:
Average:
2.13

1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3
2.0

The advertising market is large enough to maintain a
diversity of media outlets.

ANALYSIS:
“The cake is very small” - too small, in fact, to sustain a diversity of
media outlets. It is feared that many, if not most FM stations might
collapse in the foreseeable future due to a lack of revenue.
SCORES:
Individual scores:

2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Average:

1.4

Overall score for sector 2:

2.4

African Media Barometer - Uganda 2007

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