FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat briefly detained by police on the campaign trail. Photo by Badru Katumba. This report by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) focuses on Ugandan newspaper, radio, and television coverage of the 2021 election process. The monitoring was designed to cover all articles related to elections published in five newspapers, […]
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Image by Edward Echwalu from Echwalu Photography With just two weeks left to Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Police have again warned that journalists who have not registered with the Media Council will be blocked from covering campaigns and other electoral activities starting 31 December. The warning, which came in a press statement signed […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has launched a programme to support editors and newsroom managers from small and medium-size media houses to strengthen their teams and build the capacity of their staff to adequately and consistently cover Uganda’s 2021 general election.
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By John Baptist Wasswa NB: The responsibility of an MP is to represent constituents in Parliament where laws are made; where the national cake is shared through budget allocations; where MPs are supposed to hold the Executive accountable through scrutiny. However, MPs often campaign using promises of development projects even when they do not have […]
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By John Baptist Wasswa Reporting about elections is a process; a long process with phases. When covering the process, journalists need to do stories that remind the audience about the phases of the election. The current phase is campaigns. Campaigns happen at these levels: Campaigns by presidential candidates Campaigns for parliamentary elections Campaigns for Local […]
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