On 14 December 2022, African Centre for Media Excellence hosted the seventh edition of the Uganda National Journalism Awards at Mestil Hotel Conference Centre in Kampala. The awards, organised by ACME since 2014, celebrate and promote exceptional, in-depth and enterprising journalism that informs public debate and holds the powerful to account. Across the media industry, 196 journalists participated in the awards, submitting 283 entries for the competition.
The awards ceremony was graced by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Thomas Tayeebwa and Ms Racheal Akidi, Head of East Africa languages for BBC World Service, delivered a keynote speech on covering Africa in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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