Juliet Wambui Macharia

Juliet Wambui Macharia is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Head of Department of Human Resource Development, at Karatina University. She holds a PhD in Educational Communication Technology (Moi University), a Masters in Teaching English (University of Birmingham, 1990), PGD in Public Relations (Presbyterian University of East Africa, 2011) and a PGD in Personnel Management, (Cambridge International College, U.K., 1992). She has 25 years teaching experience both at undergraduate and postgraduate university levels. She joined Karatina this year (2015) as an Associate Professor. She has occupied several administrative positions, among them Head of Department of Communication Studies, Moi University. She has attended many international and local conferences, seminars and workshops. She is a published author of many articles in peer-reviewed journals and several chapters in books. She is an editor of several peer reviewed Journals. She has conducted sponsored and self-sponsored research. Her research interests are: Gender, communication, Media, politics, Culture and Public Relations.

Publications

Media, Democracy, and Political Change in Developing Countries
Media, Democracy, and Political Change in Developing Countries
Lynete Lusike Mukhongo, Juliet Wambui Macharia. © 2018. 11 pages.
The introductory chapter undertakes a detailed discussion of the political influence of media in developing countries. Communication scholars and researchers often discuss what...
Gendered Media and Political Communication in Africa: The Kenyan Experience
Gendered Media and Political Communication in Africa: The Kenyan Experience
Juliet Wambui Macharia. © 2017. 17 pages.
The African media landscape has grown tremendously in the last 20 years and currently, communication channels are more accessible to various groups, even those previously...
Political Influence of the Media in Developing Countries
Political Influence of the Media in Developing Countries
Lynete Lusike Mukhongo, Juliet Wambui Macharia. © 2016. 303 pages.
The media plays an intricate role in the political economy of developing nations as it conveys the social issues and impacts of a government’s legislation and policy. However...
Media, Democracy, and Political Change in Developing Countries
Media, Democracy, and Political Change in Developing Countries
Lynete Lusike Mukhongo, Juliet Wambui Macharia. © 2016. 11 pages.
The introductory chapter undertakes a detailed discussion of the political influence of media in developing countries. Communication scholars and researchers often discuss what...
Gendered Media and Political Communication in Africa: The Kenyan Experience
Gendered Media and Political Communication in Africa: The Kenyan Experience
Juliet Wambui Macharia. © 2016. 18 pages.
The African media landscape has grown tremendously in the last 20 years and currently, communication channels are more accessible to various groups, even those previously...