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Should journalists go slow on using the word allegedly?

By Margaret Vuchiri-Alumai The use of the words alleged and allegedly is so ubiquitous in news reports, particularly in stories about crime that some people have joked about declaring their use a crime in itself. Before we declare journalists guilty of gross offenses against language, we should consider how the words are used and if […]

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Guidelines for journalists reporting on violent extremism and terrorism

When bombs exploded in Kampala on Tuesday, 16 November 2021, media houses dispatched teams to the scenes to report in real-time. However, keen news consumers almost immediately raised professional and ethical concerns regarding the way some of the journalists reported. They relayed gruesome imagery. And some of the “news” amounted to false alarms and misinformation.  […]

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