African Centre for Media Excellence
Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa
Background African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is a Kampala-based independent, non-profit media-support organisation committed to excellence in journalism and mass communication in Africa. The organisation fulfils its mandate through …
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Updated on May 13, 2020. This is a running list of story ideas on Covid-19. You are welcome to contribute ideas in the comments section, through ACME’s social pages or …
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has extended the deadline of submissions for the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020. The deadline has been moved in order to give journalists more time …
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JOINT EDITORIAL Uganda has joined UNESCO and the rest of the world to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2020 under the theme: Journalism without fear or favour. This joint editorial …
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UNESCO has published two policy briefs that offer insights into COVID-19-related disinformation. It notes that COVID-19 has led to a parallel pandemic of disinformation that directly impacts lives and livelihoods …
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The next 10 years will be pivotal for press freedom, the 2020 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) indicates. In its analysis of the situation for …
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News release 21 April 2020 Kampala African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is gravely concerned by reports doing the rounds on social media and other platforms about the arrest and …
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Kampala, 21 April 2020 The Uganda Editors’ Guild has noted with concern reports of the arrest of Samson Kasumba, a news anchor at NBS Television. We are also aware of …
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