The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is updating its safeguarding policy to strengthen protections for journalists, staff, and the people affected by its programmes. As part of this process, the organisation recently hosted a workshop in Kampala with members of the Media Support for Public Accountability and Civic Engagement in Uganda (M-SPACE) consortium, which […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Emilly Maractho as the new Chair of its Board of Directors with effect from 4 May 2024. She has been a member of the board since 2021. Dr Maractho, who holds a doctorate in cultural and media studies, brings a […]
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For Immediate Release 2 June 2022 KAMPALA The Board of Directors of African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) announces that Dr Peter G. Mwesige is stepping down as executive director after more than a decade of dedicated leadership. His last day at work is 30 June 2022. Dr George W. Lugalambi, who was interviewed […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence is pleased to announce Ms Susan Nsibirwa as the new Chairperson of its Board of Directors. She was elected at the BOD meeting held on Saturday, 27 February 2021. “I thank members for the vote of confidence to chair the ACME board for the next three years. With the […]
Continue readingAfrican Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is a Kampala-based independent, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit professional organisation committed to helping African journalists to seek and achieve excellence as well as improving journalism and mass communication in Africa. MISSION: To inspire journalists to seek and achieve professional excellence. To help make our news media more reliable and […]
Continue readingAt the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) we believe that journalism and the news media are an ‘indispensable civic resource’ whose condition impacts on the health of society. We also believe that free and independent media are among the most important institutions in a democracy. They are as important in developed countries as they […]
Continue readingThe African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) runs a media literacy training project aimed at helping public officials, members of civil society, the political class, business people, as well as high school leavers improve their skills in engaging with the media. We believe that media literacy empowers members of the public to be active citizen […]
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