NEWS RELEASE 29 July 2020, Kampala African Centre for Media Excellence condemns the spiralling threats to media practitioners and artistes in Uganda. Over the last six days, at least eight people have been arrested, interrogated and/or detained on charges including offensive communication, promoting sectarianism, and inciting violence. On Thursday, 23 July 2020, security forces arrested Twahir […]
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These guidelines, developed by the African Centre for Media Excellence, lay out the responsibilities of journalists and other important players such as political parties, candidates, and the Electoral Commission regarding media coverage of national elections in Uganda. Why? Because, to paraphrase Reporters Without Borders, rumours, viral hoaxes, deliberate disinformation and conspiracy theories contribute to the […]
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Aimé-Jules Bizimana, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) and Oumar Kane, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) The general and presidential elections of May 2020, followed by the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza, put the international media spotlight on Burundi. The country is now facing one of the darkest times in its history since the […]
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Security officials raided Radio Simba in Kampala on Friday 24 July, arresting four staff members who allegedly recorded a video accusing the government of tribalism. In a statement shared on Facebook, Radio Simba said those detailed were Julius Sserwanja also known as Kidomoole, Mbabaali Maliseeri aka Uncle Luyuguumo, Sssaabakaaki Peter aka Omuzinyuuzi and Gold Ki […]
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By David Lumu It had been coming for many years. But the Covid-19 pandemic put a fine point on the impending Armageddon that hovers over the horizon of good old journalism as we have known it. It struck a deathly blow to media house revenues, highlighting just how feeble our livelihoods are; it allowed the […]
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Ludek Stavinoha, University of East Anglia As COVID-19 becomes the most intensely covered virus in history, there are important lessons to be drawn from the media’s reporting of another global pandemic: HIV/Aids. Whose lives the world deems worthy of saving depends, at least partly, on the stories that journalists tell. This was one of the […]
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Training dates: Course A – 3-7 August; Course B – 7 -11 September Slots available: 15 journalists Application deadline: 26 July (Expired) The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support of the Delegation of the European Union to Uganda, invites applications from Ugandan journalists for a training course on Reporting Public Sector Accountability in Times […]
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By John Baptist Wasswa In terms of news values, drama, impact or consequence, and human interest have never occupied the print media in Uganda in such profound ways as during the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the world in January 2020. In December 2019, the coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China. On 30 January 2020, the […]
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