This study describes Ugandan news media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and other public affairs topics, focusing mainly on five …
Regional media freedom and advocacy strategy
This media freedom advocacy strategy is informed by a research conducted using qualitative and quantitative research methods of interviews and …
How coronavirus has changed the world of sports reporting – and made the job harder
Tim Abraham, Liverpool John Moores University Beaten in India, in Test and One Day International cricket, the usual tour postmortem …
Reflecting on 2020: Seven lessons for journalists
By Joachim Buwembo Anything can happen anytime We started off 2020 with lots of optimism. In a sports-loving country Uganda, …
The media have muted the voices of women during COVID-19: can the tide be turned?
Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Rhodes University COVID-19 has distressed societies to the core. Among the fault lines it has exposed is …
Areas of capacity building for journalists: Reflections from the COVID-19 response in Uganda
Photo by Charles Nambasi from Pixabay First, let me commend the Ugandan journalists who have gone to great lengths, sometimes …
Speech by Nicole Bjerler- Head of DGF at Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020
Photo by Katumba Badru Full text of the speech by Nicole Bjerler, Head of the Democratic Governance Facility- Uganda, at …
How to read coronavirus news and learn what you actually need to know about staying safe in the pandemic
Thomas J. Hrach, University of Memphis With COVID-19, a news story that may be 100% accurate can still unintentionally mislead …