Stand up to these bullies of industry
Major advertisers have become as a big a threat, if not worse, to press freedom in Uganda as political forces. How many political groups would have gotten away with the …
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Rwanda for media self-regulation
The Rwanda cabinet has approved a resolution that will see the media entrusted with the powers to regulate itself. The meeting, chaired by President Paul Kagame, resolved that media regulation, …
Read MoreUBC barred from airing Libya protests
The state-owned public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), has been barred from airing any coverage of the ongoing public protests in Libya and a number of other North African and …
Read MoreUganda Journalists attacked while covering elections.
At least seven journalists were on February 23 roughed up as they covered local council elections in Kampala, the Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) reports. After being tipped off …
Read MoreUganda editors sacked over polls reporting
Two employees of Uganda’s national broadcaster have been sacked just days after international election observers gave a negative review of the station’s coverage of the just concluded general elections. The …
Read MoreUganda: Reporting the election results
The presidential and parliamentary elections are over, but new results will keep coming in for another five days or so. The local news media have reported on the results quite …
Read More‘Objectivity’ and the lies of the political class
Should journalists, in the name of objectivity, refrain from calling lies from our leaders just that? American columnist (salon.com) and blogger Glenn Greenwald thinks not. Read on
Read MoreAttacks on the Press 2010: Uganda
The Committee to Protect Journalists documents various attacks on the press in Uganda in the year 2010. The report highlights the successes and troubles in the media industry as the …
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