Emily Maractho

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Emily Maractho
Citizenship Uganda
Alma materUganda Christian University
OccupationJournalist

Emily Maractho also known as Maractho Emily Comfort is the Lecturer of Journalism and Media Studies at Uganda Christian University. She was awarded the "Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship" in 2015. The goal was to study Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu Natal on media, women, and public life in Uganda, interrogating representation, interaction and engagement. [1] She leads the Faculty of Journalism, Media, and Communication. [2] [3] In 2018, she replaced Prof. Monica B. Chibita, who became the first Dean of the faculty. [4]

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Career

Emily Marachto is the Vice Chairperson of UMWA (Uganda Media Women's Association).[ clarification needed ] [5] During her panel discussion in 2019, she urged the need for media companies to do more mentoring of interns and to create a more peaceful environment for them so as to encourage them to stay on after training. [6]

Academic Authorship

She has also carried out a substantial amount of research, including:

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References

  1. ↑ "Emilly Comfort Maractho". Social Science Research Council. Retrieved 2020-06-24.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Agnes, Tumuheire (26 July 2018). "Dr.Emily Comfort Maractho Archives". The Campus Times. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ↑ Kemigisa, Ritah (2018-11-27). "Uganda: Varsity Leaders Ask for Dialogue With Museveni". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. ↑ "Vision Group board chairperson appointed UCU dean". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. ↑ "GWEN Magazine Dec 2017" (PDF). UWMAMAMAFM. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Go back to the drawing board, Ugandan media owners, managers advised". PML Daily. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort (2018), Mutsvairo, Bruce; Karam, Beschara (eds.), "Determinants of Participation in Political Communication in Uganda's Broadcast Media: Implications for Women" , Perspectives on Political Communication in Africa, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 79–94, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62057-2_5, ISBN   978-3-319-62057-2 , retrieved 2023-01-26
  8. ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort (2015-04-03). "Broadcasting governance and development in 'Museveni's Uganda'". African Journalism Studies. 36 (2): 5–24. doi: 10.1080/23743670.2015.1041301 . ISSN   2374-3670. S2CID   152456342.
  9. ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort (2019-09-01). "(Re)producing cultural narratives on women in public affairs programmes in Uganda" . Journal of African Media Studies . 11 (3): 293–311. doi:10.1386/jams_00002_1. ISSN   2040-199X. S2CID   212962539.
  10. ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort (2017). Mass media, women and public life in Uganda : interrogating representation, interaction and engagement (Thesis thesis).
  11. ↑ Comfort Maractho, Emilly (2017-03-22). "Local Governments and Primary Education in Uganda". IDS Bulletin. 48 (2). doi: 10.19088/1968-2017.119 .
  12. ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort; Omland, Solveig (2022-01-01), Azungi Dralega, Carol; Napakol, Angella (eds.), "The Framing of COVID-19 in Uganda's New Vision and Daily Monitor Newspapers" , COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa: Media Viability, Framing and Health Communication, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 115–126, doi:10.1108/978-1-80382-271-620221008, ISBN   978-1-80382-272-3 , retrieved 2023-01-26
  13. ↑ Maractho, Emilly Comfort (2015-07-03). "Elections and the media in post-conflict Africa: Votes and voices for peace?" . African Journalism Studies. 36 (3): 142–144. doi:10.1080/23743670.2015.1073936. ISSN   2374-3670. S2CID   176631028.
  14. ↑ Adar, Korwa Gombe; Apuuli, Kasaija Phillip; Lando, Agnes Lucy; PLO-Lumumba; Masabo, Juliana (2020-03-09). Popular Participation in the Integration of the East African Community: Eastafricanness and Eastafricanization. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-7936-0550-4.
  15. ↑ Ojebode, Ayobami; Adegbola, Tunde; Mekonnen, Alemayehu Debebe; Maractho, Emilly Comfort (2019). Camera, commerce & Conscience: Afrowood and the crisis of purpose. Greenminds Publishers. ISBN   978-978-54785-5-6.
  16. ↑ Adar, Korwa Gombe; Apuuli, Kasaija Phillip; Lando, Agnes Lucy; PLO-Lumumba; Masabo, Juliana (2020-03-09). Popular Participation in the Integration of the East African Community: Eastafricanness and Eastafricanization. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-7936-0550-4.
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