Monica Chibita

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Monica Chibita
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts with Education)
University of Iowa
(Master of Arts in Journalism)
University of South Africa
(Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in Communication)
Occupation(s)Academic, academic administrator
Years active1994–present
TitleProfessor and dean, Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University

Monica Balya Chibita (born 1963) [1] is a Ugandan media professional, academic and academic administrator. She is a professor in the Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University. [2]

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Background and education

Chibita was born in Uganda in 1963. [2] She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Education degree, awarded by Makerere University. Her degree of Master of Arts in Journalism was awarded by the University of Iowa. She also obtained a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in Communication from the University of South Africa in Pretoria. [3]

Career

Chibita joined Uganda Christian University (UCU) in 2012 from the Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Makerere University at the rank of associate professor. She was appointed Head of Department of Mass Communications at UCU. [2] [3] Over the next six years, she nurtured the department into the Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication (FJMC). [4]

In the process of growing the department into a faculty, the following changes were effected: (a) re-naming the department of Mass Communication into the department of Journalism and Media Studies (b) creating a new department of Communication (c) hiring of new staff, including five new PhD faculty. [4]

In May 2019, UCU promoted Chibita to the rank of full professor, in recognition of her body of work. [5]

In May 2020, the UK top Journalism Board appointed Chibita to be part of the board becoming the second black woman to make it to the board. She is also the second Professor of Journalism in Uganda, after Prof Goretti Linda Nassanga of Makerere University.

Family

Chibita is married to Justice Mike J. Chibita, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda. [2] [6] Together, they are parents to five children, two daughters [7] and three sons. [2]

Other considerations

Chibita is the Chairperson of the board of directors of the New Vision Printing and Publishing Company, the publisher of the New Vision, a Ugandan, English language daily newspaper, the African Centre for Media Excellence and World Vision Uganda. [3] [5]

In December 2015, she was elected to the Board of World Vision International, representing Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi, Sudan and South Sudan. [8]

Academic Authorship

Through her academic life she has contributed immensely to the discipline of communication most especially journalism through her research and below are some of her works;

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Professor Monica Balya Chibita: Dean, Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University". Education News Uganda. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "UCU promotes Dr. Monica Chibita to rank of full professor". The Independent . Kampala. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile of Professor Monica Balya Chibita: Dean, Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University". Mukono, Uganda: Uganda Christian University. 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 Dorcus Murungi (30 July 2018). "UCU Faculty of Journalism to emphasise practical skills". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 Semakula, John (24 May 2019). "UCU Promotes Chibita To Full Professor". New Vision . kampala. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Anthony Wesaka (15 August 2013). "Who is Chibita, The New DPP?". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Campus Bee (6 April 2016). "Meet the brilliant, enterprising Maria Chibita from UCU". Kampala: Campus Bee Uganda. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. ↑ World Vision (26 November 2015). "Dr. Monica Chibita joins the World Vision international board". Nairobi: World Vision . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  9. ↑ Gunner, Liz; Ligaga, Dina; Moyo, Dumisani; Bosch, Tanja; Chibita, Monica B.; Coplan, David B. (2012). Radio in Africa: Publics, cultures, communities. Wits University Press. ISBN   978-1-86814-705-2.
  10. ↑ Chibita, Monica B. (2016), Mutsvairo, Bruce (ed.), "Digital Activism in Uganda", Digital Activism in the Social Media Era: Critical Reflections on Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 69–93, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40949-8_4, ISBN   978-3-319-40949-8 , retrieved 26 January 2023
  11. ↑ Chibita, Monica B. (1 May 2009). "The politics of broadcasting, language policy and democracy in Uganda". Journal of African Media Studies. 1 (2): 295–307. doi:10.1386/jams.1.2.295_1. ISSN   2040-199X.
  12. ↑ MONICA B. CHIBITA (4 October 2010). "Policing popular media in Africa". In Wasserman, Herman (ed.). Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa. pp. 285–297. doi:10.4324/9780203843260. ISBN   9781136911613.
  13. ↑ Chibita, Monica B.; Salawu, Abiodun (2016), Salawu, Abiodun; Chibita, Monica B. (eds.), "Introduction: Language, Structure and Agency: Optimising Media Diversity in Africa Using the Indigenous Languages", Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 1–9, doi:10.1057/9781137547309_1, ISBN   978-1-137-54730-9 , retrieved 26 January 2023
  14. ↑ Chibita, Monica B. (2016), Salawu, Abiodun; Chibita, Monica B. (eds.), "Indigenous Language Media and Freedom of Expression in Uganda", Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 28–56, doi:10.1057/9781137547309_3, ISBN   978-1-137-54730-9 , retrieved 26 January 2023
  15. ↑ Croucher, Stephen M.; Kelly, Stephanie; Rahmani, Diyako; Jackson, Kelsea; Galy-Badenas, Flora; Lando, Agnes; Chibita, Monica; Nyiranasbimana, Venantie; Turdubaeva, Elira; Eskiçorapçı, Nadirabegim; Condon, Shawn Michael; Stanalieva, Gulzada; Orunbekov, Bakyt (3 July 2019). "A multi-national validity analysis of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24)". Annals of the International Communication Association . 43 (3): 193–209. doi:10.1080/23808985.2019.1602783. ISSN   2380-8985. S2CID   150515836.
  16. ↑ Miller, Ann Neville; Nalugya, Evangeline; Gabolya, Charles; Lagot, Sarah; Mulwanya, Richard; Kiva, Joseph; Nabasaaka, Grace; Chibita, Monica (1 November 2016). "Ugandan adolescents' sources, interpretation and evaluation of sexual content in entertainment media programming". Sex Education. 16 (6): 707–720. doi:10.1080/14681811.2016.1217840. ISSN   1468-1811. S2CID   147878074.
  17. ↑ Fengler, Susanne; Bastian, Mariella; Brinkmann, Janis; Zappe, Anna Carina; Tatah, Veye; Andindilile, Michael; Assefa, Emrakeb; Chibita, Monica; Mbaine, Adolf; Obonyo, Levi; Quashigah, Timothy; Skleparis, Dimitris; Splendore, Sergio; Tadesse, Mathewos; Lengauer, Monika (2 January 2022). "Covering Migration—in Africa and Europe: Results from a Comparative Analysis of 11 Countries". Journalism Practice. 16 (1): 140–160. doi:10.1080/17512786.2020.1792333. ISSN   1751-2786. S2CID   225625310.
  18. ↑ Miller, Ann Neville; Gabolya, Charles; Mulwanya, Richard; Nabaseke, Grace; Kiva, Joseph; Nalugya, Evangeline; Lagot, Sarah; Chibita, Monica (3 April 2018). "The Relationship Between Parental Mediation of Adolescent Media Use and Ugandan Adolescents' Sexual Attitudes and Behavior". Howard Journal of Communications. 29 (2): 165–178. doi:10.1080/10646175.2017.1354788. ISSN   1064-6175. S2CID   149138522.
  19. ↑ Miller, Ann Neville; Nalugya, Evangeline; Gabolya, Charles; Lagot, Sarah; Mulwanya, Richard; Kiva, Joseph; Nabaasaka, Grace; Chibita, Monica (2 April 2016). "The association between Ugandan adolescents' viewing of specific television genres and sex-related normative beliefs and behaviours". Communicatio. 42 (2): 221–237. doi:10.1080/02500167.2016.1187187. ISSN   0250-0167. S2CID   147971452.
  20. ↑ Croucher, Stephen M.; Kelly, Stephanie; Rahmani, Diyako; Burkey, Mark; Subanaliev, Talgat; Galy-Badenas, Flora; Lando, Agnes Lucy; Chibita, Monica; Nyiransabimana, Venantie; Turdubaeva, Elira; Eskiçorapçı, Nadirabegim; Jackson, Kelsea (2 January 2020). "A multi-national validity analysis of the self-perceived communication competence scale". Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. 13 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1080/17513057.2019.1569250. ISSN   1751-3057. S2CID   150453280.
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