Photo by Katumba Badru On several occasions, I have stood before journalists, partners, government officials, civil society representatives and members of the public to speak about the important role that ACME and the media play in our society. ACME’s major goal: to make the media more effective in their roles of information on public affairs, […]
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Photo by Katumba Badru Full text of the speech by Nicole Bjerler, Head of the Democratic Governance Facility- Uganda, at the 2020 Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very honoured to join you here at this year’s Uganda National Journalism Awards, organized by ACME with funding support from the DGF. I […]
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The 238 entries submitted to this years’ Uganda National Journalism Awards showed that journalists are aware of the most important issues in the country, according to the judges. The panel of 16 judges also commended the improvement in investigative journalism, particularly for the broadcast entries, and the lively reporting in the stories submitted by radio […]
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Only seven female journalists scooped prizes in different categories at the Uganda National Journalism Awards on Friday. In total, 34 journalists and writing teams won first-place awards in 19 reporting categories. This year, a total of 241 entries were submitted to the awards. However, women constituted only 16% of participating journalists, a significant decrease from […]
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Covid-19 containment restrictions and government-issued standard operating procedures could not dampen the mood of the 40 people gathered at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Friday 11 September to celebrate exceptional reporting at the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2020. Journalists in Uganda, like their counterparts around the world, have had a tough couple of months characterised […]
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