The Ugandan media has had an early Christmas. This isn’t about food, drinks or other merry-making indulgence. Big-ticket developments spinning in quick succession in the past week churned a dramatic flood of material in a December month traditionally flat or “dry” on news. An unlikely contest flared. There were public tiffs in ink and altercations on […]
Continue readingThe road accident prevalence in Uganda is one of the highest in the world, with many pointing at the few and poor state of our roads as a key factor. Minister of Works and Transport Abraham Byandala blames the high population growth rate in the country as a factor hindering the construction of roads that […]
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(Applications for this course are now closed. ACME Management) Theme: Reporting Public Policy Dates: 16 – 19 December 2014 Available Slots: 12 Deadline for Application: 10 December 2014 The African Centre for Media Excellence is pleased to invite applications from Ugandan journalists for a training workshop on Reporting Public Policy. The four-day workshop will […]
Continue readingSugarcane growing in Busoga sub-region is a huge economic activity. However, fears abound of how ‘excessive’ sugarcane planting is posing a threat to food security. As such, authorities have stepped up efforts to regulate the activity. The special report by JOACHIM BUWEMBO, was published in the Daily Monitor with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency […]
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The year is fast coming to an end and so too is time to complete all your great projects and plans for 2014. Have you submitted the manuscript for your first book? Have you broadcast that earth-shaking investigative story series? Have you enrolled for that coveted photography class? Have you submitted an entry to the […]
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This article was first published by Campus Times. On Wednesday 26th November Trevor Ncube delivered the highly anticipated public lecture on Media and Politics, the renowned media Mogul started off by cautioning his audience that some of his remarks in the course of the lecture would upset them. Indeed when Trevor Ncube started reproving the […]
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