Careful! Undue attacks can undermine public trust in independent media

A few weeks ago somebody posted on social media a screenshot of Nation Media Group Uganda’s Managing Editor Tabu Butagira email asking editors to promptly flag stories about President Museveni or his family for the attention of the NMG Uganda General Manager (Editorial) Daniel Kalinaki. The person who posted the screenshot had a few words: […]

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Covid-19 fallout: Vision Group, Nation Media Group cut salaries

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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Journalists to be laid off in Nation Media Group reorganisation

Nation Media Group, the largest media conglomerate in East Africa, has announced a group-wide reorganisation that will lead to staff layoffs across the region. In a statement released on Wednesday, 17 January 2018, Nation Media Group said the reorganisation is part of a strategy to transform it into “a modern Twenty First Century digital content […]

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