African Centre for Media Excellence
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By David Lumu The arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former presidential flag bearer for National Unity Platform (NUP) on November 18, 2020, …
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In the wake of last week’s egregious assault of Ugandan journalists by the military, a number of commentators have taken issue with what they consider a parochial reaction by the …
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Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town A recent report by an independent panel on the ethics and credibility of South Africa’s news media makes for worrying reading. The panel, headed …
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Emil Temnyalov, University of Technology Sydney Digital platforms like Facebook and Google give us easy access to media and information. But our collective dependence on these tech giants could in …
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For Immediate Release 18 February 2021 Kampala At least 8 journalists from six media houses were on 17 February 2021 assaulted by security personnel as they covered former presidential challenger …
Read More Image by Nicholas Bamulanzeki At least eight journalists were beaten and injured on Wednesday by security forces deployed at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights …
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The African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, is calling for applications from journalists and civil society organisation communication officers based in greater eastern Uganda …
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The Government of Uganda has partially restored access to social media, a month after it was blocked. Mr Peter Ogwang, State Minister for ICT and National Guidance, said in a …
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