Uganda’s prisons system is plagued with problems. Journalists across the country have done a commendable job covering the plight of prisoners on remand, the impact of insufficient funding, and the crumbling and overstretched infrastructure. However there is a dearth of reporting on rehabilitation programmes, prisons management, juvenile justice, reintegration of ex-prisoners and sentencing guidelines. So […]
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On 12 April 2017 Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Dr Louis Kasekende, presided as chief guest at a gala to announce winners of the Uganda National Journalism Awards. Dr Kasekende challenged journalists, particularly those who report on financial and economic issues, to aim for in-depth and analytical reporting in order to explain essential […]
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NBS Television’s journalists emerged winners in the 4th edition of the Uganda National Journalism Awards held last evening.
Continue readingDr Louis Kasekende, the Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda, has asked journalists to jealously guard their intellectual freedom if they are to keep contributing to the country’s economic development. Speaking at the Uganda National Journalism Awards gala organised by African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), at Golf Course Hotel Kampala on Wednesday, Dr Kasekende noted […]
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New Vision still took the day after winning six awards out of the 20 followed by the Daily Monitor with four trophies and the Independent Magazine with three.
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Observer journalists scooped five awards at the fourth edition of the annual Uganda National Journalism awards, which took place at the Golf Course hotel on Wednesday night.
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The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko has taken the National News Reporting top accolade at the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2017 held in Kampala on Wednesday night. Matsiko’s story Inside the Shs 1 trillion bailout saw him recognized as the country’s top journalist in the past year in the national news category. This award is granted for distinguished reporting on national affairs with […]
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