By NTV Uganda President Yoweri Museveni still dominates both the airwaves and print publications in coverage, according to a report compiled by the African Centre for Media Excellence. The report also indicates an improvement in issue-based reporting by media houses and a slight rise in investigative, enterprise and interpretative reporting for the month of December […]
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This article was first published in Daily Monitor on 26 January. It is republished here with permission. *** By Nicholas Sengoba In the middle of an election, every entity, will want as much media coverage as possible -especially if that exposure comes at relatively ‘no cost.’ The ruling NRM has done the opposite. They decided to […]
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This article was first published in The Observer on 25 January. It is republished here with permission. *** Written by Pius Muteekani Katunzi The controversial decision by parliament to require media houses to assign only reporters with journalism degrees to cover the House is an interesting one, given that journalism has and is still going […]
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Three years ago, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa established a High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows to gain a concrete understanding of the nature of the problem and to recommend actions taken to effectively confront this global challenge. It established that over the last 50 years, “Africa is estimated to have lost […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has commenced a six-month project to monitor media coverage of Uganda’s 2016 general elections. This project, funded by the Democratic Governance Facility, is part of ACME’s mission to help to transform the news media into effective watchdogs and more reliable and credible sources of information. Additionally, it is […]
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A recurring question of Ugandan reporters interested in exploring the world of data journalism is this: “Where do I find reliable and accessible data for news?” Enter, the Development Data Hub. Launched in Kampala on 2 July, 2015, the Development Data Hub is an easy-to-use reference that aggregates data from government, the World Bank, UN […]
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Journalists and the media as a whole, in any democratic society, play a critical role in holding, receiving and imparting all forms of opinion, ideas and information. Therefore, the importance of recognising and inspiring those gallant men and women who devote their time, energy and effort to excel in this profession cannot be overemphasized. – […]
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