Key things to note when reporting results
By John Baptist Wasswa The journalists must keep a cool head and avoid unnecessary excitement and a show of partisanship. It is a lot safer to report what you have …
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Best practices for journalists covering election day
By John Baptist Wasswa The most critical period of the election process is the voting day, voting counting and the announcement of results. This period is shaped by its history …
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Reflecting on 2020: Seven lessons for journalists
By Joachim Buwembo Anything can happen anytime We started off 2020 with lots of optimism. In a sports-loving country Uganda, we looked forward to a respectable gold harvest at the …
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Online attacks on female journalists are increasingly spilling into the ‘real world’ – new research
Julie Posetti, University of Oxford; Jackie Harrison, University of Sheffield, and Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University The insidious problem of online violence against women journalists is increasingly spilling offline with …
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The media have muted the voices of women during COVID-19: can the tide be turned?
Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Rhodes University COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core. Among the fault lines it has exposed is the fact that gender bias remains rampant in news coverage. …
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Tips and story ideas for journalists covering parliamentary elections
By John Baptist Wasswa NB: The responsibility of an MP is to represent constituents in Parliament where laws are made; where the national cake is shared through budget allocations; where …
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Access to information and the state of play in Uganda, a reflection on the journey to 28 September
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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Want to make the news better? Shatter the status quo
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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