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NEWS RELEASE: Let the media freely report the 2021 general election

December 11, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

For Immediate Release 11 December 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is dismayed by the 10 December directive by the Media Council of Uganda (MCU) to all practising journalists …

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Tips and story ideas for journalists covering parliamentary elections

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 - by Guest Writer - 1 Comment

By John Baptist Wasswa NB: The responsibility of an MP is to represent constituents in Parliament where laws are made; where the national cake is shared through budget allocations; where …

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Drop charges against KTN journalist- press freedom advocates

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 - by Grace Natabaalo - Leave a Comment

The African Centre for Media Excellence has called for the immediate dropping of charges of abetting terrorism against television journalist Joy Doreen Biira. Ms Biira, a Ugandan journalist based in …

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Uganda’s best photographers recognised

November 11, 2016November 14, 2016 - by Grace Natabaalo - 2 Comments.

The 5th Uganda Press Photo Awards were held on November 10, recognising talented Ugandan photographers. The awards are organised by the Foreign Correspondents Association of Uganda which brings together journalists …

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Full Text: Why the Supreme Court dismissed the Mbabazi election petition

August 26, 2016July 4, 2019 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

On March 31st, the Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed an election petition filed by presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi challenging the re-election of President Yoweri Museveni in February 2016. Mr Mbabazi sighted …

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Where is the money for road project compensations?

May 1, 2016June 28, 2016 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

It’s almost a given that any road works in Uganda will be met by quarrels, resistance and demands for compensation by those being displaced. In a special report, CHRIS KIWAWULO …

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Charcoal burning: A cancer eating Karamoja’s future away

April 21, 2016June 15, 2016 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The story, Charcoal burning: A cancer eating Karamoja’s future away, by New Vision reporter DANIEL EDYEGU, was published on Thursday April 21, 2016. The feature, published with funding from ACME’s …

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