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Court rules Media Council accreditation of journalists illegal  

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The High Court in Kampala has quashed the Media Council of Uganda’s directive to accredit journalists to cover the 2021 general elections and other state events “for being illegal, irrational …

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New report: Ugandan media coverage of the 2021 elections (December 2020)

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This report by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) analyses quantity and nature of coverage of the Uganda’s 2021 elections December 2020. Five key publications, six television stations and 35 radio stations were assessed.

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Issues journalists must pay attention to on election day 

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This has been a challenging election for journalists and media houses. The Covid-19 pandemic, the violence unleashed by police and security agencies, intimidation and threats by political actors, regulatory overreach, …

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Editors’ Guild asks court to quash Media Council directive on registration of journalists

December 31, 2020January 18, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The Uganda Editors Guild and Centre for Public Interest Law have gone to court seeking to quash the “illegal, irregular and irrational” directive of the Media Council to accredit journalists …

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NEWS RELEASE. Attacks on independent media and civic space must stop

December 27, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release 27 December 2020 Kampala—There has been yet another attack on journalists covering the 2021 general election campaigns in Uganda. Saif-llah Ashraf Kasirye, a Radio One correspondent and …

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New report: Ugandan media coverage of the 2021 elections – October–November 2020

December 23, 2020December 31, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This report from the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) looks at Ugandan news media coverage of the 2021 elections, focusing on five key publications, six television stations, and 35 …

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Uganda National Journalism Awards 2021 open for entries

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 - by ACME team - 4 Comments.

African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), in partnership with the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), is pleased to announce that the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2021 are open for entries. Launched …

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Research report on Ugandan media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and other public affairs – May-September 2020

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This study by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) looks at Ugandan news media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and other public affairs topics, focusing mainly on five key …

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