Listen to Fatuma Abdulahi’s address at the 2nd ACME annual lecture

On 18 November 2015, Ms Fatuma Abdulahi, a Somali intellectual, media manager and journalist delivered the African Centre for Media Excellence 2nd annual lecture on media and politics in Africa. She discussed the impact social media has had on political discourse, democracy and inclusivity on the African content.

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Speak out against online attacks against women – Fatuma Abdulahi

Somali media manager and journalist, Fatuma Abdulahi, has expressed her frustration at the growing sexism and dehumanisation of women online. Speaking to a group of women in media, technology and civil society in Kampala this week, Ms Abdulahi, noted that while social media and digital platforms have empowered women to find a voice and tell […]

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ACME in the news – Media Mogul Trevor Ncube’s remarks on gay rights sting Ugandan audience

This article was first published by Campus Times. On Wednesday 26th November Trevor Ncube delivered the highly anticipated public lecture on Media and Politics, the renowned media Mogul started off by cautioning his audience that some of his remarks in the course of the lecture would upset them. Indeed when Trevor Ncube started reproving the […]

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ACME in the news – A welcome reflection on our media

This editorial was first published by The Observer. Nearly 300 members and friends of the media fraternity spent last Wednesday afternoon in a conference hall at Golf Course hotel, discussing the media and politics in Africa. The first in what will be a series of lectures on this subject was delivered by the renowned Zimbabwean […]

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ACME in the news – Africans must tell their story, Ncube

This article was first published by The Observer. Africa will always be painted as a hopeless place by the Western media as long as the African media fails to tell the stories of innovation and industry on the continent, Trevor Ncube, an accomplished media entrepreneur and publisher, said on Wednesday. Speaking at the inaugural annual […]

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‘Print is dead’

By Harriet Anena The media industry, especially the newspaper, is “under siege” from so many fronts including technology, changing consumption habits, and a generational shift, a leading African media entrepreneur has said. Mr Trevor Ncube, who owns the Mail & Guardian in South Africa as well as Alpha Media Holdings, publishers of four newspaper titles […]

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