By John Baptist Wasswa The most critical period of the election process is the voting day, voting counting and the announcement of results. This period is shaped by its history and it has immediate follow-up too. It requires you the journalist to be well prepared professionally, emotionally and physically. Let us look at what you […]
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The question of safety of journalists in the line of duty has returned to foreground civic discourse about the democratic credentials, or the lack thereof, of Uganda’s ongoing electioneering. This concern is not without basis, considering that Uganda is holding a “scientific” poll in which mass rallies are banned and the Electoral Commission pivots the […]
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Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) Press statement 13 April, 2020 The Steering Committee of FAJ, which met through a teleconference on 10 April 2020, expressed grave concerns about the safety and wellbeing of overworked and under-resourced African journalists who as frontline workers, have been carrying out an essential service by providing their citizens with credible […]
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Chris Paterson, University of Leeds It took a while for obituaries to start appearing for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – and there is still some uncertainty over the manner of his death. Turkish authorities are so far declining to release either sound or video of the assassination – both of which they are alleged […]
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“Keeping journalists safe can be a difficult proposition,” the introduction to a new publication by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) states. To ignite action against threats to free media, UNESCO recently published ‘An Attack on One is an Attack on All’, a report on “innovative, successful ways media companies, individual journalists […]
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