African Centre for Media Excellence
Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa
By John Baptist Imokola When I was a morning show host on WBS TV, one guest took us by surprise by appearing in the studio with his pistol. He was …
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By Adolf Mbaine “The Frontline”, a popular programme on NBS TV, ended abruptly on Thursday, 28 July 2022. This followed a live on-air disagreement between two panellists — Kampala Lord …
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Newspapers in Kenya have primarily focused on the two top contenders, William Ruto and Raila Odinga, paid less attention to key policy issues and hardly interrogated the claims made by …
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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 …
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By Gerald Walulya and Mulatu Alemayehu Moges Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented economic challenges globally across various sectors, including the media. The economic effects of the pandemic, particularly, …
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Over the last few years, Africa has experienced exponential growth in internet access spurred by mobile internet, which stood at 28% penetration in 2020. However, internet access and affordability are still a major challenge …
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Franz Krüger, University of the Witwatersrand For more than a century, journalism education prepared young people for the role of full-time professionals employed by sizeable news organisations. But the advertising-based …
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The information landscape in Africa – as elsewhere in the world – has expanded exponentially over the last decade. The proliferation of platform media, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, has …
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