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Reflecting on 2020: Seven lessons for journalists 

December 31, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By Joachim Buwembo Anything can happen anytime We started off 2020 with lots of optimism. In a sports-loving country Uganda, we looked forward to a respectable gold harvest at the …

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The media have muted the voices of women during COVID-19: can the tide be turned?

November 24, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Rhodes University COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core. Among the fault lines it has exposed is the fact that gender bias remains rampant in news coverage. …

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Areas of capacity building for journalists: Reflections from the COVID-19 response in Uganda

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

Photo by Charles Nambasi from Pixabay First, let me commend the Ugandan journalists who have gone to great lengths, sometimes at great risk to their own safety and lives, to …

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Speech by Nicole Bjerler- Head of DGF at Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Photo by Katumba Badru Full text of the speech by Nicole Bjerler, Head of the Democratic Governance Facility- Uganda, at the 2020 Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020.  Ladies and Gentlemen,  …

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How to read coronavirus news and learn what you actually need to know about staying safe in the pandemic

September 3, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Thomas J. Hrach, University of Memphis With COVID-19, a news story that may be 100% accurate can still unintentionally mislead readers about the greatest threats of the pandemic. The unintended …

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Two journalists test positive for Covid-19

August 18, 2020August 19, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Journalists covering an event at the Ministry of ICT on June 06, 2020. Photo by Kelvin Atuhaire Two Kampala-based journalists have tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Ministry of …

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Death by Covid-19, a eulogy for journalism as we knew it

July 13, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By David Lumu It had been coming for many years. But the Covid-19 pandemic put a fine point on the impending Armageddon that hovers over the horizon of good old …

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Reflections on Ugandan press coverage of Covid-19

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

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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