African Centre for Media Excellence
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Uganda’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a 2014 petition filed by the Center for Public Interest Law, Human Rights Network of Journalists – Uganda and the East African Media Institute challenging …
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The United Nations Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UN-JUPSA), Uganda Aids Commission, the Ministry of ICT and African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) announce the call for entries for …
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) announces the completion of the judging process of the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2021 and the postponement of the awards gala. The awards attracted …
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Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) recently laid off several employees in what the company said was part of a major staff restructuring exercise. Now 13 of the affected workers have filed …
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This joint editorial, prepared by the newly-launched Uganda Media Sector Working Group, was published by several news media in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day 2021. This year’s World Press …
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Dates: 3-7 May, 2021 Available slots: 15 Location: Mbarara Application deadline: 25 April, 2021 The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites applications from journalists based in southwestern Uganda for …
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The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that the role of African journalists in nurturing democracy through fact-based and pluralistic debate is still far from assured, a new study from Reporters Without …
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FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat briefly detained by police on the campaign trail. Photo by Badru Katumba. This report by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) focuses on Ugandan …
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