This catalogue of players in Uganda’s extractive sector includes government entities, businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions. The catalogue, which doesn’t claim to be exhaustive, will be regularly updated for accuracy. Extractive Sector Actors
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By Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist’s Resource You may have heard the term “trauma-informed” in the context of health care, education and, more recently, journalism. In general, being trauma-informed means recognizing that trauma is common and people may have experienced serious trauma at some point in their lives. Trauma-informed practices first took shape in medicine, […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates to lead a research project to monitor the media’s coverage of the 2022 elections. The project consultant/lead researcher shall work closely with the ACME research team on the following activities: Develop and refine the media monitoring design (research tool); Participate in the […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates from Kenya and Tanzania to serve as consultants/lead researchers on a study to profile the journalists, and explore their demographics, role perceptions, professional attitudes and beliefs, and major threats to their freedom to do their work. ACME received funding from the National […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites expressions of interest from qualified candidates in Kenya and TAnzania to serve as consultants/lead researchers on a study that maps the state of the newsroom in East Africa. The study undertaken by ACME, with support from the National Endowment for Democracy, seeks to: provide a situational analysis of […]
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Who can apply: New and mid-career journalists in Kenya and Tanzania Number of courses: Five 10-day short courses Dates: Class 1 – 25 April-6 May; Class 2 – 9-20 May; Class 3 – 23 May-3 June; Class 4 – 6-19 June Location: Virtual; 0900-1300 hours Available slots: 15 participants per class Application deadlines: Class 1 […]
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Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town The large-scale contamination of the public sphere by rumours, hate speech, dangerous conspiracy theories and orchestrated deception campaigns is causing widespread concern around the world. These ills are collectively referred to as “information disorder” . The disorder results from a range of factors. They include a rapidly changing media […]
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Over the last few years, Africa has experienced exponential growth in internet access spurred by mobile internet, which stood at 28% penetration in 2020. However, internet access and affordability are still a major challenge for the majority of Africans, especially the rural poor, women, and persons with disabilities. According to the State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa has the […]
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