The Ugandan media industry needs a paradigm shift, which deconstructs media values that hinder performance and promote conflict, Dr William Tayeebwa has said. Dr Tayeebwa, Head of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University, made this call in his keynote address at a World Press Freedom Day 2017 conference held in Kampala on […]
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A discussion paper presented by Dr. William Tayeebwa, Lecturer and Head, Department of Journalism and Communication, Makerere University, for World Press Freedom Day 2017 at an event organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in Kampala on 3 May 2017.
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Daily Monitor journalists have been recognized for consistent and frequent reporting about media rights and freedom of expression. The Human Rights Network for Journalists – Uganda, recognized Mr Anthony Wesaka as Best Male Journalist, while his counterpart Ms Betty M. Ndagire was crowned the Best Female Journalist for the year 2016. The two were recognized […]
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This article was first published in Daily Monitor on 4 May 2017. *** By Daniel K. Kalinaki A few weeks ago my friend Richard Kavuma quit journalism. Rimkav, as everyone knows him, and whose last newsroom job was as Editor of the Observer newspaper, was easily the most solid journalist of our generation. After two decades […]
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