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Nation Media Group and ‘The Truth’: How the firm’s slogan shapes its newspapers’ financial news gathering
The study used qualitative research design where semi-structured interviews were conducted through face-to-face, telephone and Skype. Informed consent was obtained from the respondents after having received and understood all the study-related information. The data was gathered for three months and covered Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The research used referral sampling, involving 120 reporters and editors who handle financial news.
Funding
The study was self-funded.
History
Declaration of conflicts of interest
There was no conflict of interest in this study to be declared.Corresponding author email
mkapchanga@gmail.comLead author country
- Kenya
Lead author job role
- Higher Education Researcher
Lead author institution
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyHuman Participants
- Yes
Ethics statement
Informed consent was obtained from the respondents after having received and understood all the study-related information.Comments
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