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Defending truth in an age of polarisation: Keynote address at the Kampala World Press Freedom Day 2025 symposium

This keynote address, delivered by Mr Phillip Karugaba at Makerere University during the Uganda Media Sector Working Group’s World Press Freedom Day Symposium 2025, speaks to the role of journalism in Uganda’s democratic life. Drawing from recent political events and historical context, Karugaba reflects on the resilience of journalists, the erosion of public trust in […]

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Uganda Media Sector Working Group joint statement on the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day 2024

Kampala, Uganda On 3rd May 2024, Uganda, like in the past years, will join the rest of the global community to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day 2024. The day was proclaimed in 1993 by the United Nations General Assembly. We are marking the Day under the global theme, ‘A Press for the Planet: Journalism […]

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TWITTER SPACE: Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill, 2022 

Date: Tuesday 2 August 2022 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm  Channel: Twitter  On Tuesday August 2, 2022, African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in collaboration with the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG) will host a public dialogue on Twitter Spaces to discuss the ongoing review of Uganda’s media laws.  The purpose of this dialogue […]

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Press release – Launch of Uganda Media Sector Working Group

March 26, 2020 For immediate release After many months of preparation and consultations within the media fraternity and among industry stakeholders, the Media Council of Uganda and its partners wishe to announce the launch of the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG) due on Tuesday 30th March at 8:30-13:30 at Skyz Hotel in Naguru, Kampala. […]

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