African Centre for Media Excellence
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By Gilbert Sendugwa As we commemorate the first International Day for Universal Access to Information today, September 28, 2020, I reflect back to 2010 when Africa Freedom of Information Centre …
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Kamyar Razavi, Simon Fraser University One of the most important functions of journalism in a democratic society is to act as a watchdog — to call out abuses of power …
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Photo by Katumba Badru On several occasions, I have stood before journalists, partners, government officials, civil society representatives and members of the public to speak about the important role that …
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Photo by Katumba Badru Full text of the speech by Nicole Bjerler, Head of the Democratic Governance Facility- Uganda, at the 2020 Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020. Ladies and Gentlemen, …
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John Ndavula, St Paul’s University Social media have opened up spaces for political candidates to engage with voters in more direct ways compared to traditional forms of campaigns such as …
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Thomas J. Hrach, University of Memphis With COVID-19, a news story that may be 100% accurate can still unintentionally mislead readers about the greatest threats of the pandemic. The unintended …
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Anna Ross, University of Melbourne; Elizabeth Paton, University of Newcastle, and Michelle Blanchard, University of Melbourne The media is a key source of information about mental illness for the public, …
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This story by Pernille Baerendtsen and Amanda Lichtenstein originally appeared on Global Voices on 14 August, 2020. When a major earthquake of 6.0 on the Richter scale shook coastal East Africa …
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