Incidents of violence and abuse against the media increased in 2018, according to a newly-released Press Freedom Index. The Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) in its 10th edition of the index, states that it documented 163 cases of violations and abuses against journalists and media houses in 2018. This is an escalation, if compared […]
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Two Ugandan journalists have been shortlisted for the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards, 2019. Isaac Khisa of The Independent magazine and Samuel Sanya of the New Vision are among the nine journalists shortlisted from Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco and Benin. The awards, run by Continental Reinsurance, was launched in 2015 and recognises outstanding work […]
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The Africa Media Network on Health has announced the names of 12 journalists from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia shortlisted for the Excellence in Health Journalism Awards 2019. The awards that are open to journalists in countries where the Africa Media Network on Health is active, seek to celebrate high quality health and to […]
Continue readingThe detention of Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja and his BBC colleagues by police has stoked debate about the role and ethics of investigative journalism. Serwanjja and journalists from the BBC were working on an exposé about government drugs that are stolen and sold in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and in private health […]
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Senior editors and other industry players in Uganda have supported the formation of an association of content managers and editors in the country. The move is aimed at strengthening professionalism and promoting self-regulation, according to a statement released on Friday, 8 February. The group has already elected an interim executive committee, which includes Mr Daniel […]
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The management of Vision Group has laid off about 60% of the staff at its Urban TV station. In changes communicated to staff on Tuesday, 4 December, Vision Group also announced a restructuring of the station’s programming that will include dropping its news bulletins. The Group’s head of TV, Mark Walungama, said they will still […]
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Ms Josephine Karungi, the newly appointed acting head of news at NTV Uganda, has taken up her new task with the goal of letting her work do the talking. NTV Uganda announced Ms Karungi’s appointment on Monday, 1 October 2018. In a message to ACME, Ms Karungi, who holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication […]
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Viewers of NTV Uganda were glued to the screen on 13 August 2018 as journalist Herbert Zziwa reported live about the chaos that had erupted in Arua town, North West of Kampala. The political wrestle for Arua Municipality MP seat that had become vacant following the killing of its incumbent Ibrahim Abiriga had become hot. […]
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