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Tag: World Press Freedom Day

News / Press freedom

Covid-19 forces Ugandan media to face its weakness and prioritise its roles

May 5, 2020June 1, 2020 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

Journalists in Uganda have been challenged to ask the right questions and hold power to account as they report on the Covid-19 pandemic. During a World Press Freedom Day webinar …

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News / Press freedom / Social media stories

Social media stories: Unpacking ‘journalism without fear or favour’

May 3, 2020May 5, 2020 - by Clare Muhindo - Leave a Comment

On World Press Freedom Day, Uganda media professionals converged on Twitter to reflect on professionalism and independence of media in the country. In a tweet chat held on Saturday May …

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News / Press freedom

JOINT STATEMENT – More than ever we need press freedom

May 3, 2020January 28, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

JOINT EDITORIAL Uganda has joined UNESCO and the rest of the world to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2020 under the theme: Journalism without fear or favour. This joint editorial …

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ACME in the news / Media analysis

The role of media in electoral democracy

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

This article was originally published in Daily Monitor. By Harold Acemah On June 20, the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) and Uganda Human Rights Commission organised a one-day post-World Press …

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Media and Elections in Uganda – World Press Freedom Day 2019 keynote address

May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

The following paper on Media and Elections in Uganda was presented by Dr Livingstone Sewanyana, Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative at the World Press Freedom Day …

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Internet censorship in Uganda is neither necessary nor proportionate – CIPESA

May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 - by Janet Napio - Leave a Comment

Uganda Communications Commission has been challenged about its heavy-handed approach to perceived threats to public order by the media. Speaking at a World Press Freedom Day 2019 conference in Kampala, …

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Ugandan journalism may not be thriving, but it’s still useful

May 3, 2015May 4, 2015 - by Bernard Tabaire - 2 Comments.

By Bernard Tabaire Wrongly spelt words – even of names of sources one has interviewed – atrocious punctuation, and context-free stories are the most irritating things for me about our …

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Freedom of the Press 2015: Harsh Laws and Violence Drive Global Decline

May 2, 2015June 23, 2015 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE Conditions for the media deteriorated sharply in 2014 to reach their lowest point in more than 10 years, as journalists around the world encountered more restrictions from governments, …

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