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Uganda falls dramatically in press freedom rankings
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Uganda’s Public Order Management Bill and what it means for media freedom
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Three win prizes for excellence in reporting oil and gas sector
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Uganda falls dramatically in press freedom rankings
Uganda has slipped 43 places to 139th position in the just-released press freedom rankings by Reporters without Borders, an international organisation that campaigns...
News | Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012
Court Adjourns Online Journalist’s Case
The Kampala City Hall Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a case in which Uganda Record Managing Editor Timothy Kalyegira is accused...
News | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012
Uganda’s Public Order Management Bill and what it means for media freedom
Uganda has in recent times witnessed the passing of laws that undermine enjoyment of rights and an increase in proposals for draconian legislation...
News | Monday, 19 Dec 2011
Three win prizes for excellence in reporting oil and gas sector
Three journalists on Tuesday won prizes for best reporting at the first oil and gas media awards event organised by the African Centre...
News | Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011
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Promoting media professionalism in Uganda amidst the current challenges
Presented at a panel discussion on media professionalism, safety and protection in Uganda organised by ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa. Saturday, 5th November, 2011 in Kampala. *** The notion of professionalism, especially...
Peter Mwesige's Blog | Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011
Poynter Institute media blogger’s departure creates firestorm over attribution
The resignation of Jim Romenesko, a prominent media blogger from the Poynter Institute, has resurrected the attribution debate. Should bloggers/aggregators and mainstream reporters/writers be judged by different standards when...
Peter Mwesige's Blog | Monday, 14 Nov 2011
Mwenda: Investigative journalist’s verification trail raises questions
Renowned journalist and media entrepreneur Andrew Mwenda has been under fire from several Ugandan journalists…
Covering Uganda’s big oil debate (Part II)
Covering Uganda’s big oil debate (Part II) Peter G. Mwesige After two dramatic days of debate on…
Covering Uganda’s big oil debate (Part I)
After playing hard ball, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga finally relented and recalled Parliament from recess. This…
Quotations: To clean up or not?
Quotations: To clean up or not? Peter G. Mwesige The debate on how far journalists should go…
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