University of Dar es Salaam School of Journalism and Mass Communication (UDSM-SJMC)
  • Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania
  • Rationale for Yearbook on Media Quality
  • Executive Summary
  • Methodology
  • Context of reporting
  • Profile of Tanzanian Journalists
    • Topical coverage
    • Zanzibar Topical profile
  • Structure in stories
  • Portrait of Tanzania journalist
  • Quality Index
  • Special topic: The blue economy
  • Downloads
  • What the media report about us
  • Visitor Statistics
  • Short Training
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The Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania is supported by the embassies of Switzerland and the Netherlands in Tanzania
University of Dar es Salaam School of Journalism and Mass Communication (UDSM-SJMC)
  • Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania
  • Rationale for Yearbook on Media Quality
  • Executive Summary
  • Methodology
  • Context of reporting
  • Profile of Tanzanian Journalists
    • Topical coverage
    • Zanzibar Topical profile
  • Structure in stories
  • Portrait of Tanzania journalist
  • Quality Index
  • Special topic: The blue economy
  • Downloads
  • What the media report about us
  • Visitor Statistics
  • Short Training
  • Other links
  • Contact Us
HomeResults 2022Structure in stories

Structure in stories

An overwhelming majority of the units (68%) had a very good structure, representing an improvement of 14% against the 2019 results. Print media improved significantly against 2019 by 30%. News on radio and TV got low ratings on the issue of structure. The programmes’ structure is much better (80%) and close to print (77%).

Critical viewpoints

Media ought to engender good governance and monitor public accountability by providing critical viewpoints to various societal actors. Unlike previous reports that narrowed their scope to ‘critical viewpoints’ on the government, this year’s analysis has broadened its scope to also cover other actors such as the private sector, NGOs, and religious institutions. The findings show that only 4% of all the media units were critical to the government.