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Journalist fees: media not seeing the forest for the trees

March 24, 2014December 29, 2014 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

Ugandan journalists have been alarmed by a statutory instrument that Information Minister Namayanja Rose Nsereko issued last month. Under Press and Journalists (Fees) Regulations, 2014 a journalist is required to …

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Groups file petition challenging the Press and Journalists Act

March 21, 2014December 29, 2014 - by ACME Admin - Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE On Friday, the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), in cooperation with the Human Rights Network for Journalists and the Eastern Africa Media Institute, a tripartite initiative known …

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Kenya media fraternity scores first round victory over oppressive laws

February 2, 2014September 11, 2014 - by ACME Admin - Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE The Kenyan media fraternity on Friday scored a major victory against a determined push by the government to implement two media laws that were passed by the National …

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20 years of FM radio stations in Uganda

December 31, 2013January 25, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Timothy Kalyegira The opening up of the Ugandan broadcast airwaves in 1992 came two years after the government decided to relax its decades-old control of the foreign currency market. …

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Uganda’s Public Order Management Bill and what it means for media freedom

December 19, 2011September 26, 2014 - by ACME Admin - Leave a Comment

Written by Magelah Peter Gwayaka Uganda has in recent times witnessed the passing of laws that undermine enjoyment of rights and an increase in proposals for draconian legislation that would …

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Radio ownership and its impact on political speech in Uganda

June 24, 2011October 5, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The question of who owns the media has in recent years become a growing subject of debate and contention in Uganda. The need to address this question gained greater urgency …

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Uganda police raid newspaper, arrest editor

May 25, 2011August 25, 2014 - by ACME Admin - Leave a Comment

Police on Tuesday raided Ggwanga, a vernacular bi-weekly newspaper, confiscating their equipment and arresting four workers, including its managing editor, on allegations of criminal libel. Police arrested Mr Kizito Sserumaga, …

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Rift between police and journalists widens

May 16, 2011August 25, 2014 - by Grace Natabaalo

The meeting comes days after journalists announced a boycott on government and police briefings following assaults and harassment by police and military personnel as they covered the return of opposition leader Kizza Besigye on May 12.

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ACME Talks with Samuel Gummah – The challenges and resilience of radio in Uganda
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In commemoration of World Radio Day, ACME Talks was joined by Samuel Gummah Nabaasa, Executive Director of Uganda Radio Network, to talk all things radio. Sam, a radio man to the core, has seen the evolution, transformation and stagnation of radio broadcasting in Uganda, thanks to his decades of experience in content production and management in various radio-related organisations. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on the successes, failures and opportunities for growth for radio broadcasting in the country.

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February 22, 2021
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