Deadline: Tuesday, 28 February 2023 Available slots: 15 The African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Global Road Safety Partnership, is calling for applications from journalists in Uganda interested in covering road safety issues in the country. Why now? According to the Police Annual Crime Report 2020, Uganda loses about 10 people every day in road traffic crashes, […]
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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 31 January 2023 Kampala—On Thursday, 26 January 2023, Simon Muyanga Lutaaya, Al-mahadi Adam and Lukia Suubo Mpozza, working with Baba Television were suspended over a viral video viewed as “demeaning, mocking and ridiculing Parliament of Uganda’s role in the censure of Hon. Persis Namuganza.” The video was a recording of […]
Continue readingIssue: Media freedom violation Date: 26 January 2023 Location: Kanungu No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Journalist Perpetrator(s): Radio Station manager What happened Police in Kanungu District have arrested a radio station manager over assaulting a female journalist at the same station. Ms Anita Tumuramye, a female presenter at Kanungu FM, was […]
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Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports released the 2022 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results today. Can we tell the story differently? Here are a few suggestions. Going behind the numbers Conduct a trend analysis of the PLE results. Ask educationalists and parents about your observations to provide depth and context to the numbers. Take a […]
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Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 26 January 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: Three Profession of affected person(s): Journalists Perpetrator(s): Media house management What happened Baba TV has suspended three of its hosts over a video clip that is said to have infuriated the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. The clip in question was […]
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Issue: Media freedom violation Date: 26 January 2023 Location: Entebbe, Wakiso No. of people affected: Three Profession of affected person(s): Journalists Perpetrator(s): Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) officials What happened At least three journalists were brutally arrested on Thursday (26 January 2023) evening by officials travelling aboard a Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) bus in […]
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By Margaret Vuchiri-Alumai The use of the words alleged and allegedly is so ubiquitous in news reports, particularly in stories about crime that some people have joked about declaring their use a crime in itself. Before we declare journalists guilty of gross offenses against language, we should consider how the words are used and if […]
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Issue: Freedom of expression, Denial of access Date: 24 January 2023 Location: Kampala No. of people affected: One Profession of affected person(s): Political activist Perpetrator(s): Police What happened Police on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, blocked Ugandan political activist Dr Kizza Besigye from participating in a public debate on the divisive East African Crude Oil Pipeline […]
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