This study describes Ugandan news media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and other public affairs topics, focusing mainly on five key publications and three television stations. The study explores the attention these publications and television stations paid to the Covid-19 pandemic from 1 January to 31 December 2020, and the nature of coverage. The publications […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is pleased to announce that the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2022 are open for entries. Launched in 2013, the Uganda National Journalism Awards honour high quality, effective and engaging media coverage of public affairs issues across the country. They have become a national benchmark to recognise excellence in reporting […]
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This explainer is part of ACME’s continuous efforts to provide journalists, media professionals, and stakeholders with valuable information aimed at improving reporting and investigation within Uganda’s extractive industries. Highlights Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is an international standard that promotes openness around the management of oil, gas, and mineral resources. It requires the disclosure of […]
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Parliament has granted Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko leave to introduce a private members bill amending the Computer Misuse Act. Nsereko who first hinted at introducing the Bill last week says the law will solve the problem of fake and malicious information, which has been enhanced by the digital revolution. “Tomorrow will be […]
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Vanessa Bohns, Cornell University Former CNN president Jeff Zucker became the latest executive to lose his job over a consensual relationship with a subordinate. Zucker stepped down on Feb. 2, 2022, acknowledging in a statement that he was “required to disclose” the relationship but didn’t. “I was wrong,” he said. The news follows previous incidents […]
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Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Rhodes University Journalism globally faces a sustainability crisis. It largely stems from declining advertising revenue, loss of revenue to technology giants, control of news media by political actors and individuals with business interests, disinformation and dwindling public trust. Twisting the knife in the wound, the financial pressure on media organisations has been […]
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