Media freedom

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News / Press freedom

The media often conflates malicious criticism with genuine critique: why it shouldn’t

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Julie Reid, University of South Africa This is an edited extract from Tell Our Story: Multiplying Voices in the News Media by Dale McKinley and Julie Reid. “If journalism is …

Catholic lawyers demand apology for Daily Monitor cartoon that ‘demeans Jesus’

Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression

Covid-19 forces Ugandan media to face its weakness and prioritise its roles

Media monitoring

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Media Monitoring / News

Reflections on Ugandan press coverage of Covid-19

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By John Baptist Wasswa In terms of news values, drama, impact or consequence, and human interest have never occupied the print media in Uganda in such profound ways as during …

The future may be digital, but content will still be key

Voice of America struggle for independence highlights issue of state role in government-backed media

Analysis of viral disinformation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic