Uganda Press Coverage of Presidential Campaigns Violence: A Case of Daily Monitor and Red Pepper

This paper examines how Ugandan media, particularly Daily Monitor and Red Pepper, reported on the violence surrounding the 2020 presidential election campaign, specifically focusing on the period in November 2020. It investigates the role of the press in shaping narratives about political violence and examines how media outlets framed these events through the lenses of gatekeeping and framing theories. The paper focuses on November 2020 a period (month) which left lives of more than 54 people lost and scores nursing bullet wounds from security agencies. The paper applied a mixed methods approach whereby data was collected using content analysis and in-depth interviews. The paper has discovered that security narratives that The Press glorifies violence is unfound. The paper lists gaps the press needs to address in order to give a satisfying coverage of election violence especially in dictatorial regimes like that of Museveni.