African Centre for Media Excellence
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This is a selection of stories on road safety in Uganda. They were written and produced by some of the 29 journalists that participated in ACME’s journalism fellowships on covering …
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Uganda predominantly relies on the road to move goods and people. However, this dominant mode of transport is unsafe. According to the 2018 Road Safety Performance Review, the country loses …
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Studying the state of the newsroom is invaluable in understanding the media and the environment in which journalists work. Understanding the newsroom environment is essential because it not only helps …
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This report examines Kenyan news media coverage of the 2022 elections, focusing on four key publications, nine television stations, 11 radio stations, and three digital media channels. The report explores …
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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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Aditi Malik, College of the Holy Cross and Philip Onguny, Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University As Kenya heads towards elections, concerns about the outbreak of electoral violence tend to …
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This study describes Ugandan news media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and other public affairs topics, focusing mainly on five key publications and three television stations. The study explores the …
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FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat briefly detained by police on the campaign trail. Photo by Badru Katumba. This report by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) focuses on Ugandan …
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