Kenya's former Chief Justice Dr Willy Mutunga today delivered the 4th ACME Annual Lecture titled “Politics, Media and Judicial Independence in Africa.” “Given the involving political debates taking place in East Africa, especially in Uganda and Kenya, we could not have had a better speaker that Dr Mutunga — lawyer, thinker and reform leader,” said Bernard Tabaire, African Centre of Media Excellence (ACME) director of programmes. “We look forward to a lively discussion, to which the public is invited.”
Uganda's media industry today joins the rest of the world in marking the World Press Freedom Day with several activities, including a discussion. FOLLOW the activities here in this LIVE twitter feed.
The @observerug M.Editor, James Tumusiime says state censorship isn't the biggest threat to media but commercial interests. #PressFreedomUG
"I have lost 3 cameras to police. I'm disappointed with journalists like Semujju & Obore who get big positions & forget us" #PressFreedomUGpic.twitter.com/X232iXmUyU
#NBSfrontline Thursday April 13, 2017: Guests Jeff Koinange and Andrew Mwenda discuss corruption and social media challenges in East Africa on NBS TV, Uganda.
ACME AWARDS 2017 - The annual Uganda Journalism awards, organised by African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) with support from the Democratic Governance Facility and Hivos, were held on Wednesday night at Golf Course Hotel in Kampala. Dr Louis Kasekende, the deputy governor of Bank of Uganda, was chief guest. Solomon Serwanjja of NBS TV scooped this year’s top journalism prize.The Uganda Journalism awards are organised to “celebrate and promote in-depth and enterprising journalism that informs public debate and holds the powerful to account.”
What is African Journalism? The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) holds its first #ACMETalk this year with BBC's Nancy Kacungira. Topic: African Journalism in the digital age
I think Africa was the first victim of fake news. The whole truth about the continent was never told - @kacungira#ACMEtalk
