An annual worldwide report on violence and abusive treatment against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) indicates that in 2019 there was an “unprecedented fall in the number of journalists killed”. 43 professional journalists, non-professional journalists and media workers were killed this year, the lowest number since 2003. This fall is largely attributed to […]
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By Benjamin Rukwengye This week, Mr David Kyetume Kasanga was unveiled as the new secretary of the Media Council of Uganda, by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Vincent Bagiire. According to the Press and Journalism Act, 1995 the Secretary shall be “the Director of Information or a senior officer […]
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The deadline for applications for this grant has passed. African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, is pleased to announce a grant for ambitious Ugandan journalists to produce a compelling story series with a regional dimension on the subject of oil, gas, and mining. For avoidance of doubt, the […]
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A new study has found evidence of organized social media manipulation campaigns in 70 countries across the world. In a report titled ‘The Global Disinformation Order: 2019 Global Inventory of Organised Social Media Manipulation’, two Oxford University researchers, Philip Howard and Samantha Bradsaw, state that that organised social media manipulation has more than doubled since […]
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A new Bill that seeks to regulate social media use in Kenya through a range of licensing controls has been greeted with dismay by large sections of the Kenyan public. The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2019 sponsored by the Malava Member of Parliament, Malulu Injendi, would require creators and administrators of social media […]
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On September 7, police in the central Iringa region arrested Atilio, a former reporter for Radio Maria Tanzania and Key FM Tanzania, over his posts in the Mufindi Media Group, a WhatsApp chat group, according to Atilio’s lawyer, Emmanuel Chengula, who spoke to CPJ on the phone. Atilio is one of three administrators of the […]
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Nick Westcott, SOAS, University of London I visited Tanzania recently for the first time in five years, and the first time since John Magufuli was elected President. I have been visiting the country regularly since 1976 – spending a year as a student in 1979 and three years as a diplomat in 1993-6. I have […]
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By Ivan Okuda It is a known fact, of which we take judicial notice, that the media across the world is in crisis. In the last decade, the media landscape has experienced unprecedented upheaval. Legacy media finds itself competing for audiences and advertising with Silicon Valley giants like Facebook and Twitter. The information space has […]
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