Year: 2010

Article by Haruna Kanaabi, Executive Secretary of the Independent Media Council of Uganda on why self-regulation is best option for Uganda media

The volume of media coverage of the 2011 presidential elections has improved in comparison to the 2006 polls, according to a new preliminary report analysing newspaper coverage. The report, which covers October to November 2010, was released by the Media Monitoring Network (MEMONET) in Kampala on December 14. MEMONET is a consortium of independent media […]

The volume of media coverage of the 2011 presidential elections has improved in comparison to the 2006 polls, according to a new preliminary report analysing newspaper coverage. The report, which covers October to November 2010, was released by the Media Monitoring Network (MEMONET) in Kampala on December 14. MEMONET is a consortium of independent media […]

The Uganda media could be saturated with heath system issues but their content minimally refers to research, keeping researchers’ findings on the shelves. A study titled; ‘From Paper to Mike: An analysis of Health Systems Reporting In Uganda’s Print and Radio Media’, revealed that health systems researchers’ voices and their findings were missing in the […]

The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) is accepting proposals from organisations and groups across the globe who seek funding for legal assistance or litigation activities that safeguard or advance media freedom.

The opposition coalition is accusing the government of deliberately denying their presidential candidate access to radio stations in parts of the country. In a statement issued by the Inter-Party Cooperation, presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, has been blocked from local radio stations, one of the most popular medium of communication in rural Uganda. “This is […]

*The closing date for entries is 27 January 2011.   CNN International and MultiChoice have officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2011 Awards. The competition is open to African nationals who are professional journalists including freelancers across print, television, internet, photographic and radio. The 2010 awards ceremony which was held in Kampala in May […]

The case in which two Daily Monitor editors are accused of forging President Yoweri Museveni’s letter by altering it, has begun. The case against Mr Daniel Kalinaki, the managing editor, and Mr Henry Ochieng, the political editor kicked off on Tuesday with the Minister for Presidency Ms Beatrice Wabudeya telling court that she was surprised […]