Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa
Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University One of the least enviable tasks of journalists in the US must be reporting on how the public trusts their work less and less. A …
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Have you spoken to all the key sources for your story?
This is the third of a series of articles ACME is publishing based on its book, Write Right Tight – Navigating Common Mistakes in News Reporting & Writing. The book, …
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What’s the story?
This month, ACME is publishing a series of articles based on its book, Write Right Tight – Navigating Common Mistakes in News Reporting & Writing. The book, authored by award-winning journalist …
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Governments are making fake news a crime – but it could stifle free speech
Alana Schetzer, University of Melbourne The rapid spread of fake news can influence millions of people, impacting elections and financial markets. A study on the impact of fake news on …
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Statement – UK aid promises “bold new support” to promote media freedom around the world
A new UK aid package is to help promote media freedom in developing countries around the world, International Development Minister Harriet Baldwin announced on 10 July, 2019. One programme will …
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New pledges on media freedom not credible without action, press freedom groups say
A group of 33 press freedom and media development organisations, meeting in London ahead of the Global Media Freedom Conference this week, have called on all participating States to ensure …
Read More Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny
Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town; Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana, and Chris Paterson, University of Leeds An enormous and increasing portion of the foreign development aid coming into Africa …
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New backgrounders, research and reports from our online resource centre
ACME’s online resource centre has a wealth of datasets, reports, backgrounders and studies to complement and deepen your reporting on public affairs in Uganda. New to the online resource centre …
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