University of Dar es Salaam School of Journalism and Mass Communication (UDSM-SJMC)
  • Yearbook 2019
  • Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania
    • Rationale for Yearbook on Media Quality
    • Executive Summary
  • General Outline
    • What are the quality criteria of the Yearbook?
    • Definitions of quality criteria
    • Sample of the Yearbook
    • Methodology
  • Quality Index
    • How the index is computed
    • Results of the index
  • Results
    • Summary Results
    • Context of reporting – Media driven or official calendar?
    • Topical profile
    • Multiple Sourcing
    • Female sources
    • Number of Perspectives
    • Viewpoints
    • Opposing viewpoints
    • Viewpoints critical to government
    • Right of reply
    • Coverage of root causes
    • Putting figures in good context
    • Structure in stories
    • Historical background
    • Urban and rural
    • Local or national story?
  • Recommendations
  • Short description of media houses involved
  • Downloads
  • What the media report about us
  • Archives
    • Yeabook 2017
    • Yearbook 2018
  • Contact Us
  • SJMC main website
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The Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania is supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Tanzania (SDC).
University of Dar es Salaam School of Journalism and Mass Communication (UDSM-SJMC)
  • Yearbook 2019
  • Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania
    • Rationale for Yearbook on Media Quality
    • Executive Summary
  • General Outline
    • What are the quality criteria of the Yearbook?
    • Definitions of quality criteria
    • Sample of the Yearbook
    • Methodology
  • Quality Index
    • How the index is computed
    • Results of the index
  • Results
    • Summary Results
    • Context of reporting – Media driven or official calendar?
    • Topical profile
    • Multiple Sourcing
    • Female sources
    • Number of Perspectives
    • Viewpoints
    • Opposing viewpoints
    • Viewpoints critical to government
    • Right of reply
    • Coverage of root causes
    • Putting figures in good context
    • Structure in stories
    • Historical background
    • Urban and rural
    • Local or national story?
  • Recommendations
  • Short description of media houses involved
  • Downloads
  • What the media report about us
  • Archives
    • Yeabook 2017
    • Yearbook 2018
  • Contact Us
  • SJMC main website
HomeResultsRight of reply

Right of reply

The right of reply was granted in only 31% of the relevant cases analysed. This is seen as a serious ethical challenge for the media in Tanzania. National radio has the lowest performance in this regard. Newspapers perform best although at a very low level. The score on the right of reply was higher in 2018 (42%), although professionally unacceptable