Besigye under the watchful eye of police. There are times when you read a news story and find yourself smiling. Many times it is over a very serious matter, but the way the journalist puts it so carelessly leaves you no option but to laugh. The most recent treat of humour was served by the […]
Continue readingMajor advertisers have become as a big a threat, if not worse, to press freedom in Uganda as political forces. How many political groups would have gotten away with the deceptive full page advertisement that appeared in both the Daily Monitor and The New Vision on Monday? The ad had an official looking red stamp […]
Continue readingWe are coming to the final stretch. After nearly three months of campaigns Ugandans will go to the polls in about a week’s time to elect the next president and members of parliament. What can journalists and the media do in these remaining days to help voters make informed decisions? By now it is unlikely […]
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