The Uganda: Civic Space Index, 2021 provides a snapshot of the state of civic space in Uganda, especially in as …
NEWS RELEASE: Protect citizens’ right to access information
For Immediate Release 27 September 2021 Kampala—For the second year running, the world will celebrate International Day for Universal Access …
Thirty years after Windhoek, what has really changed?
By Daniel Kalinaki in the Eastern Africa Journalism Review When 60 African journalists met in Windhoek in May 1991, they …
Editorial – The value of information as a public good and the role of journalism cannot be taken for granted
This joint editorial, prepared by the newly-launched Uganda Media Sector Working Group, was published by several news media in commemoration …
Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders
Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Michigan State University COVID-19 pushed much of the world into the digital realm for everything from schooling and …
Covid-19 exposed the vulnerability of African journalists, new study finds
The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that the role of African journalists in nurturing democracy through fact-based and pluralistic debate is …
Despite constitutional protection, Ugandan media under attack from the state
By David Lumu The arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former presidential flag …
Journalists doing their job should not be criminalised by the government and security
For Immediate Release 18 February 2021 Kampala At least 8 journalists from six media houses were on 17 February 2021 …