More in the budget for reporters to milk
By Bernard Tabaire We have had the first thrust of media coverage of the budget, which was presented on Thursday, 11 June 2014. Some more analysis will undoubtedly follow through …
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First steps for data journalism in Uganda
By Lydia Namubiru Journalists in Uganda, as elsewhere, have always worked with numbers in the news. Typically, though, these tend to be numbers handed down by an agency or researcher …
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Covering Museveni’s appointments
President Yoweri Museveni continues giving. This has been a good week for (news) copy, as my former editor would have said many years ago. After the cabinet reshuffle (the recycling …
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FEMRITE to host the first regional non-fiction writing workshop for women
PRESS RELEASE KAMPALA, UGANDA – From 21st to 31st of July 2014, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) in collaboration with Uganda Women Writers Association (Femrite), will host the first ever regional non-fiction …
Read MoreUganda: Covering the election’s final stretch
We are coming to the final stretch. After nearly three months of campaigns Ugandans will go to the polls in about a week’s time to elect the next president and …
Read MoreReporting the election results
By Peter G. Mwesige The presidential and parliamentary elections in Uganda are over, but new results will keep coming in for another five days or so. The local news media …
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