Training call – Covering elections
Call Issued on 31 August 2020 Training date and location: 14-16 September 2020 — Arua 14-16 September 2020 — Kampala 17-19 September 2020 — Gulu 21-23 September 2020 — Mbale …
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The media’s role in elections has never been more important
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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Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020 shortlist announced
54 journalists make the shortlist of the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020. The awards are organised by the African Centre for Media Excellence.
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#UgandaDecides2021: Key voter rights issues journalists must pay attention to
Uganda’s general election season is well and truly underway. Party nominations for local government, parliamentary and presidential seats are ongoing. Social media is flooded with candidates’ posters, campaign promises and …
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Churnalism: Have journalists given up their role to PR firms?
In the race for online eyeballs, the cardinal rule is that whoever publishes a story first gains an upper hand. Add to this the nature and operating style of many …
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Media reporting on mental illness, violence and crime needs to change
Anna Ross, University of Melbourne; Elizabeth Paton, University of Newcastle, and Michelle Blanchard, University of Melbourne The media is a key source of information about mental illness for the public, …
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Two journalists test positive for Covid-19
Journalists covering an event at the Ministry of ICT on June 06, 2020. Photo by Kelvin Atuhaire Two Kampala-based journalists have tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Ministry of …
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An earthquake shook Tanzania. A new law prohibits citizens from speaking about it online.
This story by Pernille Baerendtsen and Amanda Lichtenstein originally appeared on Global Voices on 14 August, 2020. When a major earthquake of 6.0 on the Richter scale shook coastal East Africa …
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