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#UgandaDecides2021: Key voter rights issues journalists must pay attention to 

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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Churnalism: Have journalists given up their role to PR firms?

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 […]

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