The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is pleased to invite Ugandan journalists to apply for the fourth round of grants to support ambitious story projects that require more than the regular newsroom facilitation to pull off. Since 2014, ACME has awarded grants to 75 winners. Print, electronic, photography and online journalists across Uganda are […]
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By NTV Uganda President Yoweri Museveni still dominates both the airwaves and print publications in coverage, according to a report compiled by the African Centre for Media Excellence. The report also indicates an improvement in issue-based reporting by media houses and a slight rise in investigative, enterprise and interpretative reporting for the month of December […]
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This article was first published in Daily Monitor on 26 January. It is republished here with permission. *** By Nicholas Sengoba In the middle of an election, every entity, will want as much media coverage as possible -especially if that exposure comes at relatively ‘no cost.’ The ruling NRM has done the opposite. They decided to […]
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This article was first published in The Observer on 25 January. It is republished here with permission. *** Written by Pius Muteekani Katunzi The controversial decision by parliament to require media houses to assign only reporters with journalism degrees to cover the House is an interesting one, given that journalism has and is still going […]
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Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC TV), which is by law mandated to give equitable time to all presidential candidates, has continued to pay disproportionate attention to President Yoweri Museveni. This is one of the findings of the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) December report on media coverage of Uganda’s 2016 general election released today. The […]
Continue readingRepublished with permission from Daily Monitor. *** By Morris Ogenga-Latigo It was most disappointing to read the opinion by Mr Chris Obore, director for communication and public affairs at Parliament, justifying the decision to ban non-graduate scribes from covering the 10th Parliament (Why Parliament has set bar high for journalists, Daily Monitor, January 18). Firstly, […]
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Freedom of the press in Uganda is deceptive. Print journalists in the country’s capital, Kampala, can enjoy some relative freedom. Journalists outside Kampala – particularly radio journalists working in local languages focused on rural populations – face frequent challenges in freely reporting on issues deemed sensitive by local authorities loyal to the ruling party. – […]
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This article was first published in Daily Monitor on 18 January. It is republished here with permission. *** By Chris Obore Other than knowing the problem, there appears to be little action from the media industry to address the problem. Instead, they are quick to condemn the options that others come up with. So, […]
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