Call Issued on 31 August 2020 Training date and location: 14-16 September 2020 — Arua 14-16 September 2020 — Kampala 17-19 September 2020 — Gulu 21-23 September 2020 — Mbale 28-30 September 2020 — Mbarara 28-30 September 2020 – Masaka Slots available: 20 journalists at each location/venue, Covid-19 SOPs permitting. Those who live outside the […]
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The so-called scientific election in which media-based campaigns have replaced (sort of) mass public rallies appears to have given Uganda’s traditional news media a new lease of life. The sales and marketing departments of different media houses are working in overdrive to come up with all sorts of packages for the multitudes of candidates vying […]
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54 journalists make the shortlist of the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020. The awards are organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence.
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Uganda’s general election season is well and truly underway. Party nominations for local government, parliamentary and presidential seats are ongoing. Social media is flooded with candidates’ posters, campaign promises and draft manifestos. Journalists, many who are working in newsrooms crippled by the economic impact of Covid-19, are doing their best to keep on top of […]
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In the race for online eyeballs, the cardinal rule is that whoever publishes a story first gains an upper hand. Add to this the nature and operating style of many online news websites and operations: lean teams, a preference of volume over quality, and looser editorial standards (these are value judgements, not empirical observations). The […]
Continue readingAnna Ross, University of Melbourne; Elizabeth Paton, University of Newcastle, and Michelle Blanchard, University of Melbourne The media is a key source of information about mental illness for the public, and research shows media coverage can influence public attitudes and perceptions of mental ill-health. But when it comes to complex mental illnesses such as psychosis […]
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Journalists covering an event at the Ministry of ICT on June 06, 2020. Photo by Kelvin Atuhaire Two Kampala-based journalists have tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Ministry of Health. “Dear Journalists, please take caution and observe the Ministry of Health preventative measures. The level of complacency among those covering the various activities/events is very […]
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This story by Pernille Baerendtsen and Amanda Lichtenstein originally appeared on Global Voices on 14 August, 2020. When a major earthquake of 6.0 on the Richter scale shook coastal East Africa at around 8:15 on August 12, Tanzanians quickly took to Twitter to report on the unusual natural event that momentarily swayed chandeliers, shattered windows and […]
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