MJAMR

Assessing The Impact Of Media On Culture Development In Uganda. A Case Study Of UBC (Uganda Broad Casting Corporation)

Ddembe Sumayiyah, Magala Peter


Abstract

Social media is a rapidly evolving platform for people lately to communicate, express themselves and share content of all kinds regardless of the distance that separate them. It has given rise to a new cultural paradigm that drives technology and businesses while changing the way people interact. As a tool, social media is a double-edged sword; while it has many benefits, it can also influence people in unhealthy ways. The study focuses on the impact of social media on cultural practice. The study used non-probability sampling. It employed both the qualitative and quantitative data collection tools which included questionnaires, and, interviews. The study used both qualitative and quantitative and quantitative data collection tools in order to ensure efficiency and accuracy in data collection. Qualitative data was analyzed the thematically by coding, while information from questionnaires was analyzed by use of statistical package for Social Science (SPSS) which generated the tables and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that social media has been a major part of our lives. It has totally affected our cultural practices in both positive and negative ways. There are so many positive impacts of social media on culture. Social media has increased connections between people and created an environment in which you can share your opinion, pictures and share knowledge on different spheres of life been academic, spiritual materials and just about life in general. It has also become important for businesses because at the same point, you need to use social media in your business for example for marketing and advertising. On the other hand, social media has influenced our cultural practices in negative ways. People can share whatever they want to on social media and some of this information might be inappropriate. People have become more conservative about each other’s perceptive related to political views, religion, social rights and culture. The ugly part of social media is that there tons of unnecessary information shared by people and also bullying and harassment on social media has been increased.

Keywords

Media Culture Journalism and Development
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

Cite This Article

Ddembe Sumayiyah & Magala Peter (2024). Assessing The Impact Of Media On Culture Development In Uganda. A Case Study Of UBC (Uganda Broad Casting Corporation). Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 3(7). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=1368

More in This Issue

View full issue →
46
Waste As Business: Firm Capabilities, Innovations And Growth Of Firms In The Sanitation Sub-Sector
Sserwanja Regan, Irumba Alex
Waste Business: Firm Capabilities Innovations And Growth Of Firms