Uganda Communications Commission has been challenged about its heavy-handed approach to perceived threats to public order by the media. Speaking …
Interview: Jimmy Adriko on his 27 years of photojournalism
Last year, New Vision photo editor Jimmy Adriko resigned. Adriko, who joined the paper in 1991 as a photographer, spoke …
Interview: Bichachi on what he brings to the media table as Public Editor
In September 2018, Nation Media Group (NMG) announced the appointment of former executive editor, Charles Odoobo Bichachi as the Group’s …
In revamp, public broadcaster poaches NTV’s head of news
NTV Uganda’s Head of News Maurice Mugisha has been appointed deputy managing director for Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, the public broadcaster. …
CSOs and media train to report land governance effectively
It is no news that civil society and the media need each order to promote people-focused land governance in Africa. …
I gave Observer what I could, now it’s time to move on – James Tumusiime
From a freelance writer at the Crusader newspaper to reporter and opinion editor at Daily Monitor, to being one of …
Social media conference ends with questions on new tax
Discussions on the new social media tax in Uganda featured prominently at the recently-concluded Social Media Conference by Konrad Adenauer …
New study finds majority support for media self-regulation in Uganda
PHOTO: Makerere journalism lecturer, Adolf Mbaine, presenting the study results. A study on media self-regulation in Uganda has shown that …