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Tag: Elections

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Story ideas on presidential candidate campaigns

November 2, 2020December 2, 2020 - by ACME team - 1 Comment

By John Baptist Wasswa Reporting about elections is a process; a long process with phases.  When covering the process, journalists need to do stories that remind the audience about the …

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Journalism tools / News / Story ideas

Covering candidates and political parties: Key issues journalists must pay attention to 

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 - by ACME team - 1 Comment

Uganda’s 2021 general election campaign season is gaining momentum. The National Resistance Movement (NRM), Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and other parties have already completed their primary elections for members …

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Media analysis / Media news / News

Media-only election campaigns likely to leave many Ugandans under-informed, study shows

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

Photo credit: Afrobarometer NEWS RELEASE: Media-only election campaigns proposed to avoid mass rallies during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to leave many Ugandans under-informed, a new analysis of Afrobarometer survey …

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KENYA ELECTIONS 2017: A massive fraud by the genius of evil, with international participation

August 14, 2017August 18, 2017 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

This article, published on http://www.wandianjoya.com is republished with the writer’s permission.   By Wandia Njoya Never in my life, did I imagine that in the name of democracy, a massive fraud …

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Full Text: Why the Supreme Court dismissed the Mbabazi election petition

August 26, 2016July 4, 2019 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

On March 31st, the Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed an election petition filed by presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi challenging the re-election of President Yoweri Museveni in February 2016. Mr Mbabazi sighted …

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Media analysis / News

IN THE NEWS: NRM’s ban on NTV is an indictment on Uganda’s media

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 - by Grace Natabaalo - Leave a Comment

This article was first published in Daily Monitor on 26 January. It is republished here with permission. *** By Nicholas Sengoba In the middle of an election, every entity, will want …

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Hunting Down Social Media ‘Abusers’ in Uganda as Elections Near

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

This surge of interest and activity on Uganda’s social media landscape echoes past incidents that have threatened citizens’ access to information and freedom of speech and the press.

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Give us insight, depth on Mbabazi bid

June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

By Peter G. Mwesige For several months, the Ugandan media and political watchers have waited for the ‘big’ announcement from former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi. He did it via YouTube …

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