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Cartoonists can be an important voice of dissent: but they can also be divisive

Daniel Hammett, University of Sheffield Rwanda has introduced legislation which criminalises the public humiliation or insult – through gestures, writings or cartoons – of national authorities, public service officials or foreign state and international organisation representatives. This is a clear restriction to the freedom of political and editorial cartoonists. Political cartoons are powerful spaces in […]

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In revamp, public broadcaster poaches NTV’s head of news

NTV Uganda’s Head of News Maurice Mugisha has been appointed deputy managing director for Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the public broadcaster.  This is part of UBC’s restructuring process to revamp operations. In August 2016, ICT Minister Frank Tumwebaze set up a seven-member committee to review UBC performance and recommend ways in which the broadcaster could operate […]

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NTV Uganda newsroom gets new boss

Ms Josephine Karungi, the newly appointed acting head of news at NTV Uganda, has taken up her new task with the goal of letting her work do the talking. NTV Uganda announced Ms Karungi’s appointment on Monday, 1 October 2018. In a message to ACME, Ms Karungi, who holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication […]

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Another journalist beaten by soldiers, days after apology

A NBS TV journalist has today been beaten by UPDF soldiers, nine days after the army apologised for a similar incident. Joshua Mujunga was covering a demonstration in Kamwokya, Kampala, from 8.30am before trouble began. His employer, NBS said: NBS journalist Joshua Mujunga, has faced the wrath of the UPDF this morning. The video journalist […]

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ACME condemns attacks on journalists

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 20 August 2018 KAMPALA African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) condemns the continuing attacks on, arrests and detention of Ugandan journalists by security officers. During the political violence in Arua last week, NTV journalists Herbert Zziwa and Ronald Muwanga were pounced on and beaten by security officers as they reported […]

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I gave Observer what I could, now it’s time to move on – James Tumusiime

From a freelance writer at the Crusader newspaper to reporter and opinion editor at Daily Monitor, to being one of the founders of The Observer newspaper 14 years ago, Mr James Tumusiime has left an indelible mark on journalism in Uganda.  Last month, the newspaper reported that Mr Tumusiime had resigned  from his position as […]

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