Photo caption: Committe chair Dr Peter Mwesige hands the UBC review report to ICT Minister Frank Tumwebaze. A committee set up to review the shortcomings, structure and products of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has said that while the public broadcaster is plagued by long-standing institutional problems and is mired in debt, it should not be […]
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This editorial was first published in Daily Monitor on 21 December, 2016. The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) ad hoc review committee has recommended a raft of changes to revamp its operations and transform it into a truly modern, admirable public broadcaster. The entity owns four television stations and eleven radio stations, broadcasting in more than […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites journalists in Kampala, Kasese, Soroti and Jinja with one to two years experience to apply for its Foundations of Journalism training workshops. The three-day workshops, supported by the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), are aimed equipping new journalists with the knowledge and skills to effectively investigate and cover public […]
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Program Officer: Civic Engagement and Government Office for Eastern Africa Nairobi, Kenya BACKGROUND: The Foundation has a long and strong history of working on democracy, justice and governance issues across the world. Our strategy seeks to transform structures of power, cultural and economic systems that drive inequality in rights, opportunity and outcomes for the citizens. Through […]
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By George Lugalambi For years, Tanzania learned lessons in effective petroleum resource revenue management from Ghana and Uganda. During the latest regional media training course from NRGI, Tanzania’s recent stewardship of the sector presented lessons for Ugandan and Ghanaian journalists to take home. In mid-October, journalists from the three countries spent two weeks together in […]
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Media in Africa should make itself relevant to the development agenda of the continent by offering meaningful criticism of policy and by stopping its obsession with politics, a top media development expert said on Wednesday in a lecture in Kampala. “I am convinced the media in Africa requires a serious rethink,” said Mr Eric Chinje, […]
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