New York Times Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd recently wrote a reflective piece titled “Requiem for the Newsroom.” The article is largely nostalgic but also touches on the unique and sometimes peculiar aspects of newsrooms. Reading it made me think about the intriguing stories, news tips, and correspondences that take place in newsrooms, and what might […]
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This guide is produced as part of a project titled, ‘Strengthening the capacity of the media in Uganda to report on road safety policy, implemented by the African Centre for Media Excellence with support from the Global Road Safety Partnership. During the Easter break, there is usually an increase in the number of people travelling […]
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Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports released the 2022 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results today. Can we tell the story differently? Here are a few suggestions. Going behind the numbers Conduct a trend analysis of the PLE results. Ask educationalists and parents about your observations to provide depth and context to the numbers. Take a […]
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By Carey Morewedge, The Journalist’s Resource When we ask a question, test a hypothesis or question a belief, we often exhibit confirmation bias. We are more likely to search for evidence that confirms than disconfirms the question, hypothesis or belief we are testing. We also interpret evidence in ways that confirm rather than disconfirm that […]
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This catalogue of players in Uganda’s extractive sector includes government entities, businesses, NGOs, and academic institutions. The catalogue, which doesn’t claim to be exhaustive, will be regularly updated for accuracy. Extractive Sector Actors
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By Naseem S. Miller, The Journalist’s Resource You may have heard the term “trauma-informed” in the context of health care, education and, more recently, journalism. In general, being trauma-informed means recognizing that trauma is common and people may have experienced serious trauma at some point in their lives. Trauma-informed practices first took shape in medicine, […]
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By Bloomberg Philathropies The way journalists write or speak about road traffic crashes influences how the audience perceives what happened, who is responsible and what should be done in response. The recommendations in this document illustrate how reporting can help change the discourse about road safety as a public health issue and denormalize the prevalence […]
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Dear Journalists, We need to up our game now that the Annual Road Safety Week is not far away….early December and with activities lasting the whole month. Here are some ideas to start with and many more are coming from us. 1. You must have noticed that we have had a quite terrible week on […]
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