New ACME Report: The Widening Gap between Uganda’s Media Laws and Constitutional Protections
CREDIT - ACME. Uganda’s media sector faces mounting constraints from restrictive laws, expansive regulatory controls and financial pressure, according to a new report by...
Crisis in Journalism
PRESS RELEASE. LONDON/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Independent media outlets around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis, according to a new report released today by...
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: At least 1,623 journalists killed worldwide
Impunity for crimes against journalists – especially the killing of journalists – is a major threat to press freedom worldwide. Over a decade after...
UGANDA COMMUNICATION COMMISSION SHUTS DOWN 11 RADIO STATIONS
The Uganda Communications Commission-UCC has ordered the shutdown of 11 radio stations across the country for operating illegally. The UCC ED, Hon. Nyombi Thembo...
Ugandan Journalists Should Be Patriotic – Ambassador Dickson Ogwang
Aaron Ainomugisha. Uganda has increasingly become a priority for foreign investors, superpowers and other foreign players undertaking different projects due to different favorable diplomatic...
UMEME CITED IN KABALE JOURNALISTS’ & SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS’ ARREST AS LOCALS PLAN TO ‘MARCH TO UMEME’
Police in Kabale municipality western Uganda have been accused by media rights activists for conniving with UMEME to arrest a group of journalists and...