Image by Khalfan Said/ AP Internet users across Tanzania have reported that some social media sites, including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Twitter, are being restricted as millions of people vote in the country’s general election. However, evidence gathered by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) suggests that Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook messenger, and Telegram have […]
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Image by Markus Winkler from Pixabay Location Fellowship dates Application deadline Kampala 9-13 November 2020 Closed Arua 9-13 November 2020 Closed Fort Portal 23-27 November 2020 Closed Jinja 7-11 December 2020 Closed Gulu 14-18 December 2020 Closed Available slots: 15 per location The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites applications from Ugandan journalists for […]
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Anne Kiguta, a news anchor at Kenya-based Television K24, has been widely praised for speaking up against her employer after an interview on her political talk show, Punchline, was cancelled on Sunday. Ms Kiguta was supposed to host Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro on Sunday’s episode. She, however, claims that management at Mediamax, the owners of […]
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PRESS RELEASE The African Centre for Media Excellence is pleased to announce that it has commenced a national project that will examine the state of the news media in Uganda. Based on two national surveys — one of practicing journalists across all media, and the second of newsroom managers — the research project will examine […]
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Photo by Charles Nambasi from Pixabay First, let me commend the Ugandan journalists who have gone to great lengths, sometimes at great risk to their own safety and lives, to tell the Covid-19 story. Recently a senior Ministry of Health official told us journalists are a high risk group, and 50 had contracted Covid-19. So, […]
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15 journalists from 10 media houses across Uganda have completed a fellowship on reporting public sector accountability in times of emergencies. The fellowship is part of the Enhanced Media Capacity for Inclusive Development programme, delivered by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to Uganda. the […]
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