Dr Louis Kasekende, the Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda, has asked journalists to jealously guard their intellectual freedom if they are to keep contributing to the country’s economic development. Speaking at the Uganda National Journalism Awards gala organised by African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), at Golf Course Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, Dr Kasekende noted […]
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New Vision still took the day after winning six awards out of the 20 followed by the Daily Monitor with four trophies and the Independent Magazine with three.
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Observer journalists scooped five awards at the fourth edition of the annual Uganda National Journalism awards, which took place at the Golf Course hotel on Wednesday night.
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The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko has taken the National News Reporting top accolade at the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017 held in Kampala on Wednesday night. Matsiko’s story Inside the Shs 1 trillion bailout saw him recognized as the country’s top journalist in the past year in the national news category. This award is granted for distinguished reporting on national affairs with […]
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The Independent writer Isaac Khisa has been named winner of the business, finance and economic reporting category at the Uganda’s ACME media awards 2017, his second accolade in a week. Khisa is just back from Dakar, Senegal where he was one of three winners of the 2017 Pan-African Re Insurance Journalism awards for his analysis and commentary […]
Continue readingUgandan journalists have been urged to provide relevant context and analysis to their stories. The appeal was made by the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Dr. Louis Kasekende, who delivered a keynote address during the Uganda National Journalism Awards gala held at Golf Course Hotel in Kampala. “Journalists need to go beyond reporting […]
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The following is a full list of winners of the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017. A full report on the Awards gala to be published soon. Nile Breweries Award for Exceptional Journalism Winner – Mr Solomon Serwanjja, NBS Television Runner-up – Mr Benon Herbert Oluka, The Observer Agriculture reporting Winner Ms Immaculate Amony, […]
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