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When promising journalists quit the profession

September 1, 2021November 30, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

More and more good journalists are trading the profession for careers in other fields. Why is this the case and is it something to worry about? We spoke to Samuel …

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Media news / News

Press release – Launch of Uganda Media Sector Working Group

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

March 26, 2020 For immediate release After many months of preparation and consultations within the media fraternity and among industry stakeholders, the Media Council of Uganda and its partners wishe …

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Media analysis / News / Uncategorized

Newsrooms respond to key issues in media coverage of the 2021 general election 

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

In many ways, for the journalists and media houses covering the 2021 elections, this has been an election like no other.  The Covid-19 pandemic not only posed health threats to …

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Journalists and journalism educators explain gaps in media coverage of the 2021 general election 

January 21, 2021January 26, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The African Centre for Media Excellence has conducted a series of studies on Uganda’s media coverage of the 2021 General Election.  The studies carried out between October and December observed …

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Media analysis / News

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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News / Story ideas

#UgandaDecides2021: Key voter rights issues journalists must pay attention to 

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Uganda’s general election season is well and truly underway. Party nominations for local government, parliamentary and presidential seats are ongoing. Social media is flooded with candidates’ posters, campaign promises and …

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ACME programmes / ACME research / Media Monitoring

Press Coverage of Public Affairs in Uganda, June 2013 – July 2017

November 5, 2018July 5, 2019 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

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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News / Uganda National Journalism Awards

Journalism is about changing lives, not just telling stories – NBS TV’s Solomon Serwanjja

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 - by Janet Napio - Leave a Comment

Driven. Passionate. Dogged. Intrepid. These are some of the words that judges of the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017 use to describe Solomon Serwanjja. “In an age of declining funding …

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The Drill is a mini-series by the African Centre for Media Excellence about the journey of Uganda’s extractive industries.

Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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In December 2021, Parliament passed The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, a law that governs how public money and resources are mobilised or collected, stored, dispensed and reported on

Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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