African Centre for Media Excellence
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Image from Makerere University Twitter account This article has been inspired by a call from a veteran journalist and media trainer, John Baptist Wasswa to a WhatsApp group of former …
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Thomas J. Hrach, University of Memphis With COVID-19, a news story that may be 100% accurate can still unintentionally mislead readers about the greatest threats of the pandemic. The unintended …
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The so-called scientific election in which media-based campaigns have replaced (sort of) mass public rallies appears to have given Uganda’s traditional news media a new lease of life. The sales …
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By John Baptist Wasswa In terms of news values, drama, impact or consequence, and human interest have never occupied the print media in Uganda in such profound ways as during …
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Kate Wright, University of Edinburgh; Martin Scott, University of East Anglia, and Mel Bunce, City, University of London Journalists, scholars, media freedom organisations and even senior Republicans have been alarmed …
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UNESCO has published two policy briefs that offer insights into COVID-19-related disinformation. It notes that COVID-19 has led to a parallel pandemic of disinformation that directly impacts lives and livelihoods …
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Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol and John Cook, George Mason University The number of coronavirus infections and deaths continues to rise at an alarming rate, reminding us that this crisis …
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In the end the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance was allocated Shs6 billion in the COVID-19 supplementary budget approved by Parliament on 7 April. The Budget Committee recommended that …
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