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Tag: media in Uganda

Freedom of expression / Media law / News

Is the push to accredit journalists legally tenable?

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

This article was first published in New Vision on 18 December, 2020. The Uganda Media Council, the regulator of journalists and the print media in the country, has finally made it back …

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Media Monitoring / News

ACME to conduct study on state of the Ugandan newsroom

October 20, 2020February 16, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE The African Centre for Media Excellence is pleased to announce that it has commenced a national project that will examine the state of the news media in Uganda. …

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Media analysis / News

Churnalism: Have journalists given up their role to PR firms?

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 - by Raymond Mpubani - Leave a Comment

In the race for online eyeballs, the cardinal rule is that whoever publishes a story first gains an upper hand. Add to this the nature and operating style of many …

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Media analysis / News

Death by Covid-19, a eulogy for journalism as we knew it

July 13, 2020 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By David Lumu It had been coming for many years. But the Covid-19 pandemic put a fine point on the impending Armageddon that hovers over the horizon of good old …

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Research report – Ugandan newspaper coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This study, conducted by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), looks at Ugandan newspaper coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing mainly on five influential publications. The study explores the …

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Media news / News / Press freedom

Catholic lawyers demand apology for Daily Monitor cartoon that ‘demeans Jesus’

June 3, 2020June 4, 2020 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

An editorial cartoon published by the Daily Monitor newspaper has drawn the ire of the Uganda Catholic Lawyers Society. A letter signed by Mr Jude Mbabaali, president of the Society, …

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Media news / News

Covid-19 sounds the death knell for local language newspapers

June 2, 2020June 3, 2020 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

Three local language newspapers that were staples of news consumption in Uganda have been closed indefinitely. Orumuri, Etop and Rupiny, published by media conglomerate Vision Group, are no more. Ms …

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News / Press freedom

Covid-19 forces Ugandan media to face its weakness and prioritise its roles

May 5, 2020June 1, 2020 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

Journalists in Uganda have been challenged to ask the right questions and hold power to account as they report on the Covid-19 pandemic. During a World Press Freedom Day webinar …

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ACME Talks with Samuel Gummah – The challenges and resilience of radio in Uganda
by African Centre for Media Excellence

In commemoration of World Radio Day, ACME Talks was joined by Samuel Gummah Nabaasa, Executive Director of Uganda Radio Network, to talk all things radio. Sam, a radio man to the core, has seen the evolution, transformation and stagnation of radio broadcasting in Uganda, thanks to his decades of experience in content production and management in various radio-related organisations. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on the successes, failures and opportunities for growth for radio broadcasting in the country.

Learn more about Sam’s organisation, Uganda Radio Network, here.

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February 22, 2021
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