In the midst of the Israel-Gaza conflict, battle for truth has intensified, raising concerns for both journalists and news consumers. A telling example is a striking image, shared widely on social media, depicting figures glad in military attire, adorned with logos of prominent media organisations. These ‘gunmen’, form a firing squad, taking aim at a […]
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In busy newsrooms, coaching and mentoring are often put on the back burner. This means that for many journalists operating in the fast-paced, resource-limited news industry, finding a mentor may be accidental or a matter of luck. Even if it does happen, mentoring is often inconsistent. This is partly because news managers have a lot […]
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Sisanda Nkoala, University of South Africa; Blessing Makwambeni, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and Trust Matsilele, Cape Peninsula University of Technology The number of South African internet users has nearly doubled in the past decade. One 2023 study of 45 developed countries suggests that South Africans even lead the world when it comes to the […]
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This simple booklet from the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) contains simple tips to help you stay safe both online and offline. It is meant to give you practical advice on how to navigate the challenges of reporting in today’s world, particularly in situations of conflict or tension. Our goal is to help you […]
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KAMPALA: 6 October 2023 – At least 14 journalists from seven media houses were on 5 October 2023 arrested by security personnel while covering the return of the National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (also known as Bobi Wine), into the country. Several journalists were beaten, and their equipment including phones and cameras […]
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A new report from the UN Human Rights Council paints a harrowing picture of the plight of journalists in South Sudan. Released on October 5th, the report titled ‘Entrenched Repression: Systematic Curtailment of the Democratic and Civic Space in South Sudan’, unveils a reality marked by severe curtailment of democratic and civic freedoms. According to […]
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In a recent gathering of journalists in Kampala, ACME Mwalimu raised a question that has gone largely unexamined: why is there a conspicuous dearth of media-related reporting within newsrooms across our region? Astonishingly, most attendees admitted they had never considered the media as a distinctive subject to cover. Some even went so far as to […]
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