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 […]
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue reading*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 […]
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue readingCourt has ordered a local tabloid to compensate three people over publishing their photographs and identities in violation of their privacy and human rights. High Court Judge Kibuuka Musoke ordered the proprietors of the Rolling Stone Newspaper, a weekly publication, to pay each Shs1.5 million to Ms Jacqueline Kasha, David Kato and Patience Onziema as […]
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Prosecution alleges that the editors on July 31, 2009, and August 2, 2009, at the Monitor Publications Ltd offices in Kampala, despite publishing the correct content of the letter on the newspaper’s website on July 31, they subsequently forged that letter by way of introducing alterations in the Sunday Monitor of August 2 2009, on page 4 titled ‘Museveni’s letter on Bunyoro land question’
Continue readingCourse type:Business news Start date:06 Dec 2010 End date:10 Dec 2010 Location:Nairobi Language:English Partners:Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Deadline:19 Nov 2010 Thomson Reuters Foundation is launching a series of courses for journalists across Africa in conjunction with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) as part of a drive to strengthen financial reporting skills. […]
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