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How coronavirus has changed the world of sports reporting – and made the job harder

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Tim Abraham, Liverpool John Moores University Beaten in India, in Test and One Day International cricket, the usual tour postmortem for England’s cricketers has got under way, though with a …

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Future of journalism: study explains why some news stories get more clicks from social media than others

March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Image by Edar from Pixabay Juliana Sutanto, Lancaster University Few industries have suffered more disruption from the internet than the news media. Over two decades or more, journalism has been …

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Behind a lot of flashy headlines may lie questionable scientific claims – what should people be aware of when reading the news?

March 12, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Saeed Pahlevansharif, Taylor’s University; Hassam Waheed, Taylor’s University; Kelly-Ann Allen, Monash University; Navaz Naghavi, Taylor’s University, and Nicholas Gamble, Monash University Traditional and social media play an important role in …

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News organizations that want journalists to engage with their audience may be setting them up for abuse

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Jacob L. Nelson, Arizona State University News organizations are trying to do a better job connecting with their audiences, in hopes of overcoming the profession’s credibility problems and ensuring its …

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Despite constitutional protection, Ugandan media under attack from the state

February 26, 2021February 27, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By David Lumu The arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former presidential flag bearer for National Unity Platform (NUP) on November 18, 2020, …

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Journalists are not special, but deserve protection

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

In the wake of last week’s egregious assault of Ugandan journalists by the military, a number of commentators have taken issue with what they consider a parochial reaction by the …

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Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed

February 23, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town A recent report by an independent panel on the ethics and credibility of South Africa’s news media makes for worrying reading. The panel, headed …

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Newsrooms respond to key issues in media coverage of the 2021 general election 

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

In many ways, for the journalists and media houses covering the 2021 elections, this has been an election like no other.  The Covid-19 pandemic not only posed health threats to …

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ACME Talks with Geoffrey Kulubya – Unpacking the success of Bukedde newspaper
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The resilience of Bukedde newspaper, Uganda’s only local language daily, is a curiosity in the country’s media landscape. In the midst of declining fortunes of newspapers, Bukedde is holding the line. It was one of only two newspapers in sub-Saharan Africa that that grew its circulation during the toughest months of the global Covid-19 pandemic and its success has confounded skeptics.

What is the paper’s secret sauce?

In this edition of ACME Talks, ACME’s executive director, Peter Mwesige, chats with Geoffrey Kulubya, the managing editor of Bukedde about what makes the newspaper tick, and what lessons the news media can learn from its accomplishments.

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March 17, 2021
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