15 slots available Deadline: 1200 hours, 21 July 2022 African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support from the National Endowment for Democracy, invites journalists in Kenya and Tanzania to apply for a virtual training workshop on covering the environment. The training consists of two weeks of in-person online training from 25 July-5 August 2022. […]
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By Jackline Kansiime Vision Group Editor-in-Chief Barbara Kaija has been elected to the supervisory board of directors for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Kaija and 10 other new board members were elected during the WAN-IFRA annual general meeting on 17 June 2022. Commenting on the appointment, Kaija said: “I will put […]
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 21, 2022 African countries’ requests for information for tax collection purposes rose 26% over the previous year, signaling continued progress toward tax transparency in spite of a challenging environment, according to a report by The Africa Initiative, launched on Tuesday in Nairobi. The Tax Transparency in Africa 2022 report, which covers […]
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By Carey Morewedge, The Journalist’s Resource When we ask a question, test a hypothesis or question a belief, we often exhibit confirmation bias. We are more likely to search for evidence that confirms than disconfirms the question, hypothesis or belief we are testing. We also interpret evidence in ways that confirm rather than disconfirm that […]
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For Immediate Release 2 June 2022 KAMPALA The Board of Directors of African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) announces that Dr Peter G. Mwesige is stepping down as executive director after more than a decade of dedicated leadership. His last day at work is 30 June 2022. Dr George W. Lugalambi, who was interviewed […]
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