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CLOSED- Reporting on illicit financial flows

Dates: Monday, 12 October – Friday, 06 November 2020 Location: Online New deadline for applications: 08 October 2020 We are accepting applications on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible. Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the African Centre for Media Excellence is looking for journalists based anywhere in Africa who are motivated to understand […]

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CLOSED – Reporting on public sector accountability in times of emergencies

Training dates: Course A – 3-7 August; Course B – 7 -11 September Slots available: 15 journalists Application deadline: 26 July (Expired) The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support of the Delegation of the European Union to Uganda, invites applications from Ugandan journalists for a training course on Reporting Public Sector Accountability in Times […]

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2019 cross-border reporting grant on East Africa extractive industries

The deadline for applications for this grant has passed. African Centre for Media Excellence, with support of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, is pleased to announce a grant for ambitious Ugandan journalists to produce a compelling story series with a regional dimension on the subject of oil, gas, and mining. For avoidance of doubt, the […]

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CLOSED – Data journalism fellowship

WHAT? Training in data journalism with specific focus on data generated from Uganda’s oil, gas, and mining sectors. WHEN? Course A: Monday, 29 July—Thursday, 1 August 2019; Course B: Tuesday, 1-4 October 2019. WHERE? African Centre for Media Excellence, Kampala. WHO? Reporters who have already undergone training at ACME on effective coverage of oil, gas, […]

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CLOSED – Applications invited for 2018 course on land and natural resources for radio presenters and hosts

Date: 24-27 April Slots: 15 Deadline for applications: 16 April With support from the Ford Foundation, the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is conducting a specialised media capacity building programme called the Uganda Knowledge-Based Journalism Programme. It is a two-year engagement aimed at equipping journalists with specific subject knowledge to enable them to contextualise, […]

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Journalism fellowship on public policy reporting

This opportunity is now CLOSED. For more information on ACME’s training programmes, write to training@acme-ug.org. The African Centre for Media Excellence is pleased to invite applications from Ugandan journalists for a fellowship Reporting Public Policy. The fellowship comprises of two four-day workshops and substantive grants for investigative reports on public policy. Workshop Background Very few […]

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CLOSED – Applications invited for DW Akademie’s new project on conflict sensitive reporting

Journalists from Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are invited to apply to participate in a new project on conflict sensitive reporting organized by DW Akademie. The aim of the project is to support practicing and talented African journalists to tell their stories in-depth investigations while unveiling and countering fake news. In addition […]

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