Countries across Sub-Saharan Africa are grappling with an array of challenges related to hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The region …
Unpacking housing affordability, accessibility and livelihoods in Uganda
Uganda’s urban centres face a grave and often ignored crisis: a scarcity of affordable housing, coupled with subpar living conditions …
Breathing new life into population reporting
Covering population issues is no easy feat. Population topics are broad, complex and intricate. With World Population Day just around …
Tips and story ideas for journalists on tracking budget outcomes
Journalists have a crucial role to shed light on the intricacies of the budgetary process and its impact on the …
Before you write about a minor, consider their well-being
A digital news platform recently posted a video clip on social media that showed a child reportedly being stripped of …
Should journalists go slow on using the word allegedly?
By Margaret Vuchiri-Alumai The use of the words alleged and allegedly is so ubiquitous in news reports, particularly in stories …
A glance into the mind of a reporter/editor
By Robert Madoi On July 31st 2018, Uganda woke to an unusual story on pages three of the leading dailies—Daily …
Flooding in Kampala, a basket of story ideas
Downpours and floods in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area are always a reminder of the many unreported and under-reported stories …