By David Lumu The arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former presidential flag bearer for National Unity Platform (NUP) on November 18, 2020, found me en-route to Entebbe from Kireka. I wanted to map out my journey. But I didn’t reach. Kampala city was burning. Demonstrations and protests […]
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In the wake of last week’s egregious assault of Ugandan journalists by the military, a number of commentators have taken issue with what they consider a parochial reaction by the media fraternity. These critics have scoffed at what they have taken to be a suggestion that journalists are special. Some of them have argued, rightly […]
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Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town A recent report by an independent panel on the ethics and credibility of South Africa’s news media makes for worrying reading. The panel, headed by retired judge Kathy Satchwell, was commissioned by the South African National Editors’ Forum following a series of ethical lapses by the Sunday Times. The […]
Continue readingEmil Temnyalov, University of Technology Sydney Digital platforms like Facebook and Google give us easy access to media and information. But our collective dependence on these tech giants could in the long run reduce the quality of journalism, making us all worse off. The tension between convenience for readers and funding for journalism has been […]
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For Immediate Release 18 February 2021 Kampala At least 8 journalists from six media houses were on 17 February 2021 assaulted by security personnel as they covered former presidential challenger Robert Kyagulanyi as he presented a petition to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Kampala. Mr Kyagulanyi, president of […]
Continue readingImage by Nicholas Bamulanzeki At least eight journalists were beaten and injured on Wednesday by security forces deployed at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Kololo, Kampala. The journalists were there to cover former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi who was delivering a petition to the body to take […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, is calling for applications from journalists and civil society organisation communication officers based in greater eastern Uganda (the area from Karamoja to Namayingo) to attend a short training programme on the mining sector. The sector is changing, with reforms being carried out […]
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The Government of Uganda has partially restored access to social media, a month after it was blocked. Mr Peter Ogwang, State Minister for ICT and National Guidance, said in a tweet on Wednesday, “Internet and Social media services have been fully restored. We apologize for the inconveniences caused, but it was for the security of […]
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