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Meghan Sobel Cohen

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Associate Professor, Department of Communication and the Master of Development Practice, Regis University

Kenyan police arrest journalists protesting against a controversial media bill in December 2008. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

March 18, 2024

Press freedom in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda: what journalists have to say about doing their jobs

Karen McIntyre, Virginia Commonwealth University and Meghan Sobel Cohen, Regis University

Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.

A policeman beats up a journalist in Kampala outside the Daily Monitor and Red Pepper newspapers during a protest at the temporary closure of two newspapers by armed police in May 2013. Isaac Kasamani/AFP via Getty Images

March 8, 2021

Why working as a journalist in Uganda is particularly tough

Karen McIntyre, Virginia Commonwealth University and Meghan Sobel Cohen, Regis University

Uganda media houses pay low wages and offer few development opportunities for journalists, which makes reporters more susceptible to bribes.

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