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January 13, 2021

Key things to note when reporting results 

By John Baptist Wasswa The journalists must keep a cool head and avoid unnecessary excitement and a show of partisanship. …

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January 13, 2021

Best practices for journalists covering election day

By John Baptist Wasswa The most critical period of the election process is the voting day, voting counting and the …

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January 12, 2021

Issues journalists must pay attention to on election day 

This has been a challenging election for journalists and media houses. The Covid-19 pandemic, the violence unleashed by police and …

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November 4, 2020

Tips and story ideas for journalists covering parliamentary elections

By John Baptist Wasswa NB: The responsibility of an MP is to represent constituents in Parliament where laws are made; …

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November 2, 2020

Story ideas on presidential candidate campaigns

By John Baptist Wasswa Reporting about elections is a process; a long process with phases.  When covering the process, journalists …

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October 16, 2020

Areas of capacity building for journalists: Reflections from the COVID-19 response in Uganda

Photo by Charles Nambasi from Pixabay First, let me commend the Ugandan journalists who have gone to great lengths, sometimes …

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September 21, 2020

Covering the electoral process: 15 questions journalists should keep at the back of their mind

This is the third part of our series looking at the key issues journalists should pay attention to while covering …

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September 20, 2020

Makerere University fire: Questions journalism should help us answer

Image from Makerere University Twitter account This article has been inspired by a call from a veteran journalist and media …

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