Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions

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dc.contributor.advisorSaleh, Ibrahimen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMboyisa, Mlondolozien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLandu, Yoliswaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T03:46:05Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T03:46:05Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
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dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this thesis is to determine the role played by the media in creating a level of awareness in the public mind, and an associated level of trust and confidence within the legislative arm of government. This is achieved through a qualitative research methodology that includes indepth interviews with experts in the field of political communication, particularly journalists and politicians who are members of parliament. Detailed in-depth questionnaires were also used to ascertain the views of these respondents on the same topic. The research also does a comparative content analysis of two newspapers the Cape Argus and the New Age. The key finding of this thesis is that the state is responsible for its own confidence levels without the role or impact of the media – a view not shared by some members of parliament and communications experts. Indeed, members of parliament feel strongly that the media does not portray a true understanding of the work of parliament and that they should do more than what is currently presented by the media houses across the spectrum in the field of communication.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLandu, Y. (2013). <i>Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3732en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLandu, Yoliswa. <i>"Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3732en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLandu, Y. 2013. Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Landu, Yoliswa AB - The purpose of this thesis is to determine the role played by the media in creating a level of awareness in the public mind, and an associated level of trust and confidence within the legislative arm of government. This is achieved through a qualitative research methodology that includes indepth interviews with experts in the field of political communication, particularly journalists and politicians who are members of parliament. Detailed in-depth questionnaires were also used to ascertain the views of these respondents on the same topic. The research also does a comparative content analysis of two newspapers the Cape Argus and the New Age. The key finding of this thesis is that the state is responsible for its own confidence levels without the role or impact of the media – a view not shared by some members of parliament and communications experts. Indeed, members of parliament feel strongly that the media does not portray a true understanding of the work of parliament and that they should do more than what is currently presented by the media houses across the spectrum in the field of communication. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions TI - Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3732 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3732
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLandu Y. Assessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3732en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Communicationen_ZA
dc.titleAssessing the role of the media in influencing confidence levels within state institutionsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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