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CLOSED – Training opportunity on land and extractives for Albertine-based radio presenters

With support from the Ford Foundation, the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is conducting a specialised media capacity building programme called the Uganda Knowledge-Based Journalism Programme. It is a two-year engagement aimed at equipping journalists with specific subject knowledge to enable them to contextualise, question, investigate and report with depth pertinent social, economic and […]

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CLOSED – Applications invited for DW Akademie’s new project on conflict sensitive reporting

Journalists from Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are invited to apply to participate in a new project on conflict sensitive reporting organized by DW Akademie. The aim of the project is to support practicing and talented African journalists to tell their stories in-depth investigations while unveiling and countering fake news. In addition […]

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Applications invited for Foundations of Journalism short courses in Mbarara and Hoima

The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites new journalists based in and around the districts of  Mbarara and Hoima to apply for its Foundations of Journalism training workshops. The three-day workshops, supported by the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF),  equip new journalists with the knowledge and skills to effectively investigate and cover public affairs. Who […]

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CLOSED: Training opportunity – Covering mining in Uganda

WHAT? Training of mid-career journalists on covering mining in Uganda. WHEN? Monday 10—Friday 14 October 2016 WHERE? African Centre for Media Excellence, Kampala WHO? Mid-career (with minimum experience of three years in the newsroom) journalists already covering mining or are interested in reporting the sector. Only 20 places are available. FACILITATORS: Experts from Directorate of […]

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CLOSED: New core proficiency course on media and human rights for young journalists

The African Centre for Media Excellency (ACME) invites Uganda-based journalists with one to three years experience to apply for a training course on media and human rights. The 10-day workshop is intended to strengthen core skills necessary for a 21st century journalist and to provide essential knowledge for in depth, enterprising human rights reporting. About […]

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Equipping journalists for the fight against illicit finance in Africa

Three years ago, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa established a High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows to gain a concrete understanding of the nature of the problem and to recommend actions taken to effectively confront this global challenge. It established that over the last 50 years, “Africa is estimated to have lost […]

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