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. Based on two national surveys — one of practicing journalists across all media, and the second of newsroom managers — the research project will examine […]
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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 online news websites and operations: lean teams, a preference of volume over quality, and looser editorial standards (these are value judgements, not empirical observations). The […]
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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 journalism as we have known it. It struck a deathly blow to media house revenues, highlighting just how feeble our livelihoods are; it allowed the […]
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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 attention these newspapers and a magazine paid coronavirus from 1 January to 30 April 2020, and the nature of coverage. The publications are Bukedde (a […]
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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, says the cartoon was intended to “demean or mock the Catholic religion.” Mbabaali is also the LC5 chairperson of Masaka district. The cartoon titled ‘The […]
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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 Barbara Kaija, the Vision Group Editor-in-Chief, says the closure of the weekly newspapers was long overdue as it was no longer sustainable to keep them […]
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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 conducted by African Centre for Media Excellence on Monday May 4, the session’s panellists observed the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed underlying weaknesses that the media […]
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Vision Group, parent company of New Vision, Bukedde, a number of regional newspapers and several broadcast houses, has effected significant salary cuts due to major revenue losses triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. An internal memo from the Managing Director to staff on April 30, 2020, states that the company will implement salary cuts of up […]
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