Two and a half months have passed since the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak was officially declared on 15 May 2026. In that time, the outbreak has taken sharply different trajectories in the two countries in which cases were reported. Uganda declared itself Ebola-free on 28 July 2026, closing its outbreak with 20 confirmed cases, two […]
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The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 presented an unprecedented global challenge that significantly transformed the media industry. Journalists faced a complex crisis characterised by rapidly shifting narratives, government-imposed restrictions, economic disruption, evolving scientific knowledge, and a flood of misinformation. In response, the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) conducted two studies in 2020 […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support from the United States Mission in Uganda, has completed a five-day virtual fellowship on reporting health and HIV/AIDS. A total of 35 journalists sourced from radio, TV, print and online media across the country attended the course, from 1 to 5 November 2021. The online training follows […]
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African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in partnership with the United States Mission in Uganda invites applications for an online course on reporting health and HIV/AIDS in Uganda. This course – Entrenching Knowledge-Based Health Journalism in Uganda – seeks to improve the media’s capacity to offer quality coverage of the health sector that informs and […]
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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 tell the Covid-19 story. Recently a senior Ministry of Health official told us journalists are a high risk group, and 50 had contracted Covid-19. So, […]
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Only seven female journalists scooped prizes in different categories at the Uganda National Journalism Awards on Friday. In total, 34 journalists and writing teams won first-place awards in 19 reporting categories. This year, a total of 241 entries were submitted to the awards. However, women constituted only 16% of participating journalists, a significant decrease from […]
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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 outcome results from a lesson taught to every journalism student: Use “real people” to “humanize” the news. The “real person” in COVID-19 stories may be […]
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Ref: New Vision and Daily Monitor, June 29, 2015 Uganda, like many developing countries, can be defined by its contradictions. While more women are able to safely give birth every year, there is a lack of sufficient health facilities to ensure this safety. The 29 June, 2015 editions of New Vision and Daily Monitor published […]
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