African Centre for Media Excellence
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On September 7, police in the central Iringa region arrested Atilio, a former reporter for Radio Maria Tanzania and Key FM Tanzania, over his posts in the Mufindi Media Group, …
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Nick Westcott, SOAS, University of London I visited Tanzania recently for the first time in five years, and the first time since John Magufuli was elected President. I have been …
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By Benjamin Rukwengye The recent arrest and arraignment of journalist Erick Kabendera is the latest in what the International Press Institute has described as the ”unprecedented crisis” in media freedom …
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Idi Amin at a press conference in Jjaja Marina, Uganda in July 1975. Courtesy of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, Author provided Derek R. Peterson, University of Michigan and Richard Vokes, …
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Incidents of violence and abuse against the media increased in 2018, according to a newly-released Press Freedom Index. The Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) in its 10th edition of …
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For Immediate Release 2 May 2019 Kampala The African Centre for Media Excellence strongly condemns the directive by Uganda Communications Commission, the broadcast regulator, to seven radio and six television …
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Last year, New Vision photo editor Jimmy Adriko resigned. Adriko, who joined the paper in 1991 as a photographer, spoke to ACME about his 27-year photojournalism journey. What inspired your …
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A select parliamentary committee constituted to investigate allegations of sexual violence in Uganda’s schools, colleges and universities has recommended strict legal measures to ensure survivors of sexual violence are protected by the media.
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