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Uganda today has a vibrant media industry. But this has not always been the case. Because of Uganda's unstable political past, media had never had a chance to thrive under the political upheaval and dictatorships of former presidents like Milton Obote and particularly, Idi Amin. The regime change that came about after Yoweri Museveni took control of the country in 1986 brought with it a lot of promise. Media freedom and progress was among those promises. Over the last 25 years, there has been significant growth in the media industry of Uganda and a lot of improvement has been made in terms of media freedom. Today, the media industry of Uganda is one of the most active and prosperous sectors of the economy. ==Print== There are number of newspapers in Uganda today. The New Vision is Uganda's oldest and leading in English newspapers. It is a state owned newspaper and has the largest nationwide circulation. The Daily Monitor is independent newspaper and second oldest after The New Vision. The two papers dominate the print section of media in Uganda. Over the last decade, as Uganda's political opposition has gained strength, the Monitor newspaper has aligned itself more with the agenda of the opposition to counter the perceived government agenda fronted by the New Vision. This competition many times leads to entirely different aspects getting coverage in the five largest news publications in the country. For example, during the recent 2011 Walk To Work Protests in the country, various government sources accused The Monitor alongside other independent newspapers of having an anti government agenda and favoring the opposition and demonstrators.〔Walk To Work: ("Journalists Slap A Ban On Government Activities Over Attacks" ),''Uganda Radio Network'', May 13, 2011, accessed August 13, 2011〕 Besides these two newspapers, there are also other papers like Bukedde newspaper which is a state owned daily, published in the Luganda language. There is also a daily called Red Pepper that started out as a weekly tabloid but is now one of the leading daily newspapers. Other papers include The Weekly Observer, The Independent, The Razor among others. Tabloids abound, with sensationalism and soft erotica a common theme among tabloids like Onion and Entasi. Besides newspapers, there are also a number of magazines that come out every month. Bride & Groom is one printed by the state owned New Vision. African Woman is also another popular magazine. Elyte magazine is one of the new entertainment oriented magazines in the country today. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Media in Uganda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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