African Centre for Media Excellence
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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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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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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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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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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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For Immediate Release 11 December 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is dismayed by the 10 December directive by the Media Council of Uganda (MCU) to all practising journalists …
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ACME invites Ugandan journalists to apply for grants to support ambitious story projects that require more than the regular newsroom facilitation to pull off. ACME will award 12 reporting grants with winning proposals receiving up to Shs1,800,000 in financial support.
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What: 2-day virtual (online) workshop on covering Uganda’s 2021 general election When: 1-2 December Who: Journalists from across Uganda who have not participated in ACME’s recent election training workshops The African …
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