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ACME in the news / Press freedom

Report – Police, State Agents Top Media Freedom Violators

May 3, 2017October 10, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

On Friday, the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) organized a dialogue for media stakeholders at Churchill Courts hotel in Gulu town ahead of commemoration of the World Press Freedom …

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Media news / News / Press freedom

Police top list of perpetrators of attacks on journalists in Uganda for fourth year

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 - by Grace Natabaalo - Leave a Comment

The Uganda Police Force was the major perpetrator of violent crimes against journalists last year according to the Uganda Press Freedom Index released today by the Human Rights Network for …

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News / Press freedom

We need to start talking of freedom after expression – Aliker

May 1, 2017May 3, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Abalo Irene Otto Media and human rights activists have appealed for a more enabling environment that allows journalists and all Ugandan citizens to express themselves without fear. Speaking at …

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Media analysis / News / Press freedom

Op-ed – May we have the courage to use our critical minds

April 30, 2017May 2, 2017 - by Bernard Tabaire - Leave a Comment

This article was first published in Daily Monitor. *** Media is a big deal. How much of a big deal? Unesco suggests it is a very big deal. “Critical Minds for …

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2017 World Press Freedom Index shows increased threats to media freedom

April 27, 2017May 2, 2017 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the 2017 World Press Freedom Index that shows an increase in the number of countries where media freedom has declined. A statement from RSF …

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How African governments use advertising as a weapon against media freedom

April 19, 2017May 2, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

National governments remain the single largest source of revenue for news organisations in Africa. In Rwanda, for example, a staggering 85-90% of advertising revenue comes from the public sector. In …

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ACME statements / News / Press freedom / Uganda legislation

ACME statement – Don’t criminalise Stella Nyanzi’s language

April 11, 2017May 2, 2017 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The African Centre for Media Excellence condemns the move by the state to criminalise recent expression by Dr Stella Nyanzi of Makerere University. We understand that on Monday, 10 April …

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ACME research

Media coverage of health in Uganda, July 2015-June 2017

January 10, 2019June 27, 2019

Press Coverage of Public Affairs in Uganda, June 2013 – July 2017

November 5, 2018July 5, 2019

ACME Report: Uganda media coverage of the Kaweesi killing

July 14, 2017August 1, 2017

ACME research shows significant imbalance in public affairs coverage in Uganda’s press

July 12, 2017August 14, 2017

Mixed report card for Ugandan media on coverage of 2016 election

June 22, 2016August 1, 2017

RSS Uganda Journalists' Resource Centre

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  • Global health still mimics colonial ways: here’s how to break the pattern
  • Draft Uganda Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019
  • Dataset – Uganda prison statistics
  • Appropriation Act, 2019
  • Social media analytics: A practical guidebook
  • Uganda Police Force annual crime report 2018
  • Overview of Uganda’s national transitional justice policy
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  • UN climate change report: land clearing and farming contribute a third of the world’s greenhouse gases
  • Global health still mimics colonial ways: here’s how to break the pattern
  • Draft Uganda Mining and Mineral Bill, 2019
  • Dataset – Uganda prison statistics
  • Appropriation Act, 2019
  • Social media analytics: A practical guidebook
  • Uganda Police Force annual crime report 2018
  • Overview of Uganda’s national transitional justice policy
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