George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire As the internet continues to gain considerable power and agency around the world, many governments have moved to regulate it. And where regulation fails, some states resort to internet shutdowns or deliberate disruptions. The statistics are staggering. In India alone, there were 154 internet shutdowns between January 2016 and […]
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Two Ugandan journalists have been shortlisted for the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards, 2019. Isaac Khisa of The Independent magazine and Samuel Sanya of the New Vision are among the nine journalists shortlisted from Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco and Benin. The awards, run by Continental Reinsurance, was launched in 2015 and recognises outstanding work […]
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The Africa Media Network on Health has announced the names of 12 journalists from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia shortlisted for the Excellence in Health Journalism Awards 2019. The awards that are open to journalists in countries where the Africa Media Network on Health is active, seek to celebrate high quality health and to […]
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BY JACOBS ODONGO SEAMAN On Friday, 15 February, Dr Stella Nyanzi appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court for a ruling in which she had sought to stop her trial for the offences of cyber harassment and offensive communication. Nyanzi, a former research fellow at Makerere University was arrested in November last year and charged […]
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This article was first published by African Free Press, a publication of Media Institute of Southern Africa. It is based on a body of work developed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration for the Development of a Free, Independent and Pluralistic Press. For more information visit whk25.misa.org. By Dumisani Moyo Community radio stations have […]
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Dr Admire Mare, Namibia University of Science and Technology and Dumisani Moyo, University of Johannesburg New digital technologies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp have significantly shaped news production, distribution and consumption practices around the world. This has led to changes in the ways in which news is gathered by citizens and professional journalists […]
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The detention of Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja and his BBC colleagues by police has stoked debate about the role and ethics of investigative journalism. Serwanjja and journalists from the BBC were working on an exposé about government drugs that are stolen and sold in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and in private health […]
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Senior editors and other industry players in Uganda have supported the formation of an association of content managers and editors in the country. The move is aimed at strengthening professionalism and promoting self-regulation, according to a statement released on Friday, 8 February. The group has already elected an interim executive committee, which includes Mr Daniel […]
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