Reflections on Ugandan press coverage of Covid-19
By John Baptist Wasswa In terms of news values, drama, impact or consequence, and human interest have never occupied the print media in Uganda in such profound ways as during …
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Research report – Ugandan newspaper coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic
This study, conducted by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), looks at Ugandan newspaper coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing mainly on five influential publications. The study explores the …
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Media coverage of health in Uganda, July 2015-June 2017
This report contains findings from research on newspaper coverage of health in Uganda between July 2015 and June 2017 conducted by African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in the last …
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Press Coverage of Public Affairs in Uganda, June 2013 – July 2017
The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) conducted a series of studies on press coverage of public affairs in Uganda to provide systematic evidence to inform evaluations and judgements of the media’s performance.
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New study finds majority support for media self-regulation in Uganda
PHOTO: Makerere journalism lecturer, Adolf Mbaine, presenting the study results. A study on media self-regulation in Uganda has shown that there is broad support for non-State regulation of the media. …
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ACME Report: Uganda media coverage of the Kaweesi killing
On Friday, 17 March 2017, Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Felix Kaweesi, who was the force’s spokesperson, was shot dead in the city suburb of Kulambiro, where he lived. …
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ACME research shows significant imbalance in public affairs coverage in Uganda’s press
Stories about criminal justice, police, politics and democratic processes received the lion’s share of public affairs coverage in Uganda’s print media from July 2015 to June 2016, a study by …
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Mixed report card for Ugandan media on coverage of 2016 election
The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) today released the findings of its final report under the project, “Monitoring Media Coverage of the 2016 General Elections in Uganda.” The project, …
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