Uganda faces the impacts of climate change, including erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, flooding, mudslides, and rising temperatures. These changes are not just environmental; they affect livelihoods, food security, and public health. In this context, the media plays a critical role in shaping how citizens understand and respond to climate change. The African Centre for Media […]
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When the Daily Monitor reported that three top officials in Mpigi District had been arrested over alleged bribery in public service hiring, the story was clear and compelling. The facts, as laid out by in the article, are that job applicants were being asked to pay between Shs50,000 and Shs15 million in “appreciation” fees to […]
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On June 4, 2025, the New Vision newspaper published a story headlined ‘Museveni extends a helping hand to market vendors’. It reported that more than 900 vendors from Nakasongola and Luwero districts had each received UGX 100,000 courtesy of President Yoweri Museveni. The story noted that the funds were intended to help vendors “improve their […]
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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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