The Master of Arts in Digital Journalism is a two-year graduate programme that combines real-l​ife practice ​with academic rigor t​o position early and mid-career journalists as leaders in their field. The programme enables journalists to develop knowledge, skills an​d professional qualities for success at ​​the highest levels of their profession and gives them an opportunity to work with world-renowned journalists and scholars as they blend practice, critical thinking and theory in their coursework.​​​

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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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News media presentation of basic education teachers during the covid-19 pandemic: a content analysis of the daily monitor and the new vision in uganda, Andrew Arinaitwe

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How the print media in Kenya framed state of the nation addresses on covid-19 pandemic by president Uhuru Kenyatta, Victor Odhiambo Edwin

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Digital media and terrorism: analysis of online visual images of Kenyan security forces in the battle of EL adde, Edwin Anjago Herenga

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How the social media phenomena of publishing private and personal information about prominent public figures is influencing ethical decision making by legacy media editors, Evelyne Nyakiega Kahungu

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The adoption of artificial intelligence in newsrooms in Kenya: a multi-case study, Peter Mwangangi Kioko

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Towards a news industry framework for tackling the vice of brown envelope journalism: perceptions of journalists and public relations practitioners in Uganda, Sandra Lamwaka

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An analysis of the programming of local and foreign content in kenya’s tv programming, Christine Kasiva Muthee

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Priming of government policy: a case study of media coverage of the demonetisation of 1,000 bills by the nation and the standard, Stanley Wabomba Nasokho

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News consumption habits on social media: a study of unemployed Kenyan millennials at National Employment Authority in Kasarani sub-county, Teresia Wambui Ndonye

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Digital native media: growing online audiences and challenges of monetization, Martin Wachira Njoroge

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Social media and journalism: how twitter impacts news coverage in Kenya, Philip Mwaniki Njung’e

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The inclusion of medical and health experts in the coverage of Covid-19 in print media in Kenya, Sarah Okuoro

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Reporting on sexual orientation and gender identities in Kenya a study of factors that influence ethical and legal decision-making by print media journalists, Paul Omondi Otieno

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Online audiences and gatekeeping: user comments and their influence on editorial processes in newsrooms in Kenya, Beryl Anyango Oywer

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Monetising digital content: lessons from Nation Media Group, Augustine Kipkosgei Sang

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Sharing the news: the role of social media in news diffusion and audience building in media houses in Kenya, Isaac Swila

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Whatsapp in the newsroom: utilisation of WhatsApp in journalistic practices in Kenya, Valerie R.A. Koga

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Fact-checking in the digital era: a multi-case study of how newsrooms address disinformation during breaking news, Mary Nyambura Kulundu

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Coverage of climate change issues in Kenyan print media: a case of Daily Nation and Standard newspapers, Esther Wanja Mungai

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Place of solutions journalism in coverage of a crisis: examining reporting of covid-19 pandemic in Kenyan newspapers, Rebecca Mutheu Mutiso

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Viability of free newspapers in the Kenyan market: a case of The People Daily, Veronica Wambui Mwangi

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Drought and food security in Kenya: content analysis of the Nation and the Standard newspapers 2018-2019, Mark Simiyu Namaswa

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News media framing of femicide: an analysis of Kenyan newspapers’ reports on the killing of two women, Rose Wangui Ng'ang'a

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Assessing market readiness and uptake of VOD among university students in Nairobi, Joan Wetumi Njaro

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A content analysis of the coverage of covid-19 in the first seven days, Chrystal Celestine Kerubo Onkeo

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Exploring the effects of digital disruption on radio revenues among urban radio stations in Kenya, Baron Khamadi Shitemi

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Viability of digital subscription in Uganda: an analysis of Chimpreports’ paywall, Alex Taremwa

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The impact of data smog on editorial processes: an assessment of journalists’ coverage of Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya, Anita Chepkoech Tesot

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An exploratory study of fake news and the 2017 presidential elections in Kenya, Anthony Kuria Wanjiru

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Ethical decision-making in the digital age: the case of graphic images in Kenyan print and online newspapers, Patrick Gathara

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Challenges of implementing convergence in Kenyan newsrooms: a case of The Standard Group PLC, Julian Wanjiru Kamau

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A changing profession: examining newsroom roles and skills in the digital age, Kenfrey Mwenda Kiberenge

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Online audience as gatekeepers: the influence of web analytics on content selection in Kenya’s top five news websites, Joel Mulonzi Muinde

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The Power of Satire: an analysis of Gado’s Cartoons in The Standard newspapers, Kenneth Kipruto Ng'etich

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Coverage of the Big Four Agenda in the Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers in Kenya, John Kuru Ngirachu

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Self-censorship and Journalism practice in mainstream media in Kenya, James Odhiambo Okong'o

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Online audience feedback and media accountability in Kenya’s mainstream media, Ann Adhiambo Okumu

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Opportunities digital technologies present for women in media: multi-case study of newsrooms in Kenya, Faith P. Oneya

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Newspaper’s quest for survival in the era of digital disruption: the case of the Daily Nation, Dave Oluoch Opiyo