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Two Ugandan journalists have been shortlisted for the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards, 2019. Isaac Khisa of The Independent magazine and Samuel Sanya of the New Vision are among the nine …
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The Africa Media Network on Health has announced the names of 12 journalists from Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia shortlisted for the Excellence in Health Journalism Awards 2019. The …
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The detention of Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja and his BBC colleagues by police has stoked debate about the role and ethics of investigative journalism. Serwanjja and journalists from the BBC …
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 08 February 2018 KAMPALA Senior editors from the country’s major media houses and other industry players have endorsed a proposal to form an association of …
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The Uganda Communications Commission has ordered the Daily Monitor to immediately suspend its website for failing to register it as per the new directive issued to all online publishers last …
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This statement was released by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The full report on journalists killed in 2018 is available here. New York, December 19, 2018–At least 53 journalists were …
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The management of Vision Group has laid off about 60% of the staff at its Urban TV station. In changes communicated to staff on Tuesday, 4 December, Vision Group also …
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In September 2018, Nation Media Group (NMG) announced the appointment of former executive editor, Charles Odoobo Bichachi as the Group’s public editor in Uganda. ACME caught up with him for …
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