African Centre for Media Excellence
Inspiring excellent journalism across Africa
By Benjamin Rukwengye In March 2018, the governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, as if acting in tandem, issued new rules requiring the licensing of social media and online content …
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Alana Schetzer, University of Melbourne The rapid spread of fake news can influence millions of people, impacting elections and financial markets. A study on the impact of fake news on …
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A ruling by Kenya’s High Court that the country’s criminal defamation law is unconstitutional is a welcome step toward safeguarding press freedom and free speech, the Committee to Protect Journalists …
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The African Centre for Media Excellence has called for the immediate dropping of charges of abetting terrorism against television journalist Joy Doreen Biira. Ms Biira, a Ugandan journalist based in …
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(This article was first published by Daily Monitor on 21 September 2016. It’s republished with permission from the paper) By J.Oloka-Onyango I have a great deal of respect for …
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6 February, 2015 was an important milestone for freedom of access to information in Uganda. At the Chief Magistrate’s Court of Mengo in Kampala, before a small crowd of witnesses, …
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Defamation is probably the easiest charge that can be leveled against a journalist. It is pertinent therefore that every media practitioner is aware of the offence of defamation. According to …
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Human Rights Network for Journalists in Uganda (HRNJ) has renewed efforts to have the law on criminal defamation scrapped. This follows the recent conviction and sentencing of Central Broadcasting Service …
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