UGANDA: Court quashes law on sedition
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has scrapped the provision on sedition from the Penal Code in a move that lawyers and media groups have described as a milestone in the enforcement of …
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Confidence In Newspapers And TV News low In U.S.
At least 25 per cent of Americans have no confidence in news provided through traditional media like newspapers and television, a new survey shows. The annual Confidence in Institutions survey …
Read MoreWhatever happened to solidarity in the press?
By Joachim Buwembo Very soon, it will be one year since Uganda’s then most powerful radio station (in terms of audience numbers, staff size and business volume) was physically taken …
Read MoreCourt Dismisses Gov’t Case Against Closed Radio Station
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a counter suit filed by the Ugandan government against the Central Broadcasting Station (CBS), which was shut down in September 2009 on allegations …
Read MoreSpeech by Justice George Kanyeihamba on the Proposed Amendments to Ugandan Media Law
This is the statement by the former Supreme Court Judge opposing the amendment.
Read MoreUGANDA: Media stifled on bombs coverage
Media houses in Uganda have been banned from publishing further information relating to investigations into the July 11, 2010 bombings that killed 76 people in Kampala. However, according to reports, …
Read MoreHigh Staff Turnover A Tragedy for African Newsrooms
I recently returned from the Southern Sudan capital of Juba where I had gone to assess journalism training needs on behalf of an international grant maker. One phenomenon struck me …
Read MoreBe afraid, the government is nosing around online
If you are a journalist working for independent media in Uganda, the police have probably summoned you for questioning and possibly even charged you in the courts. If not, you …
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