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By African Centre for Media Excellence

Conversations about journalism, media and society in Uganda from the African Centre for Media Excellence.
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ACME Talks with Conan Businge - Covering the education beat in the midst of a global pandemic

ACME TalksDec 31, 2020

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Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill: Nature, relevance, and future of the legal regime governing the media

Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill: Nature, relevance, and future of the legal regime governing the media

African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in collaboration with the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG) hosted a public dialogue on Twitter Spaces to engage media stakeholders and the public in a constructive debate on the nature, relevance, and future of the legal regime governing the media.

Speakers:

  1. Allan Sempala – Head of Legal, Unwanted Witness
  2. Paulo Ekochu – Chairperson, Media Council of Uganda
  3. Edrine Wanyama- CIPESA
  4. Moses Mulondo – President, Uganda Parliamentary Press Association
  5. Marcella Karekye (@Mkarekye) – Director, Government Citizen Interaction Centre
  6. Dr Emily Comfort Maractho- Lecturer, Uganda Christian University

Moderator:

Raymond Mujuni, Current Affairs Editor, Nation Media Group, Uganda

Aug 29, 202201:53:11
Kenyan Media Coverage of the 2022 General Election. A pre-election discussion

Kenyan Media Coverage of the 2022 General Election. A pre-election discussion

Over the last four months, ACME has been conducting a study on how major newspapers, television and radio stations in Kenya covered the 2022 general election. This episode is a recording of a Twitter space in which the results of the study were discussed. The conversation was hosted by Dr. Caroline Mose, a lecturer at Technical University of Kenya and Mr. Kennedy Wandera, an international journalist.

Panellists were:- 

Ms. Shikoh Kihika - Tribeless youth; activist

Ms. Rachael Ombaka - Africa Report; AMWIK

Mr. Dickens Olewe - BBC London

Mr. Abdullahi Halake - A media analyst

Aug 25, 202202:18:00
ACME Talks with Christine Mawadri PART II - Working with the late DJ Alex Ndaula
Jun 30, 202237:51
Evolution of private radio in Uganda. A chat with Christine Mawadri one of the first female presenters on Sanyu FM- Part 1

Evolution of private radio in Uganda. A chat with Christine Mawadri one of the first female presenters on Sanyu FM- Part 1

On 18 December 1993, Uganda’s first privately owned FM station, Radio Sanyu went on air. It was followed by Capital Radio two weeks later. The two radio stations gave birth to a new era in broadcasting, journalism, popular culture and advertising.

This is ACME Talks. A podcast by African Centre for Media Excellence, ACME. In this two-part series, Joseph Beyanga, the head of radio programming at Nation Media Group Uganda, talks to Christine Mawadri one of the first female presenters on Sanyu FM. The conversation traces her journey into radio studios, how she designed her first radio shows, the formatting of FM stations, her rise to stardom, and her reflections on the late DJ Alex Ndaula. How was it like working with the great spin master? 

Jun 23, 202243:57
ACME Talks with Ben Opolot- 27 years at the New Vision- building institutional memory

ACME Talks with Ben Opolot- 27 years at the New Vision- building institutional memory

In this episode of ACME Talks, ACME’s director of programmes, Bernard Tabaire, chats with Ben Opolot, the former Managing Editor (English newspapers) at Vision Group. Opolot retired from Vision Group in June 2021. He currently serves as the Director of Global Institute of Technology and Business. 

Apr 07, 202236:05
ACME Talks with Irene Abalo and Carol Beyanga - Sexual harassment in the media

ACME Talks with Irene Abalo and Carol Beyanga - Sexual harassment in the media

In this episode, Irene Abalo Otto and Carol Beyanga of Nation Media Group Uganda join ACME's online content producer, Clare Muhindo, to discuss the pervasive problem of sexual harassment in the media in Uganda.



Highlighted in this podcast is a survey report from Women in News on sexual harassment in African media organisations. It outlines the scale of the problem in eight countries. Women in News has published a comprehensive sexual harassment toolkit with practical instruments to develop in-house policies, communication systems and investigative procedures. We encourage you to access it here and use it in your media house.


The Kampala-based NGO, Akina Mama Wa Afrika recently published a handbook on Understanding Sexual Harassment in the World of Work, and a study titled “Tusikize! Listen to Us”, that documents how sexual harassment manifests, how it is perpetuated and ehow it has impacted the lives of women.



Additional resources

Download the Uganda Employment (Sexual Harassment) Regulations, 2012 for statutory mechanisms to protect you and your colleagues.

To seek redress, please see:

Jul 27, 202124:36
ACME Talks with Emmanuel Ainebyoona - Managing government communications in the midst of a pandemic

ACME Talks with Emmanuel Ainebyoona - Managing government communications in the midst of a pandemic

In this episode of ACME Talks, ACME’s director of programmes, Bernard Tabaire, chats with Emmanuel Ainebyoona, Senior Public Relations Officer at Uganda's Ministry of Health.


It has been an extremely busy 18-month period for Emmanuel, as he and his team at the Ministry keep on top of the information demands of citizens about Covid-19, share important data and health guidelines, and attempt to grapple with the staggering amount of misinformation about the pandemic. As expected, Emmanuel is quite invested in how the story of Covid-19 is told. But this isn’t just because of his job. He was previously a health reporter at Daily Monitor newspaper and has a unique take on the media’s coverage of the pandemic and a few tips on reporting angles for journalists.


  • Follow Emmanuel Ainebyoona on Twitter at @ainebyoo
  • Follow the Ministry of Health on Twitter at @MinofHealthUG



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Jul 07, 202121:27
ACME Talks with Gerald Tenywa - Reporting on Uganda's water thirsty cities
Jun 29, 202122:38
ACME Talks with Dr George Lugalambi - Media regulation, collaboration and the work of the Uganda Media Sector Working Group
May 06, 202130:07
ACME Talks with Geoffrey Kulubya - Unpacking the success of Bukedde newspaper
Mar 17, 202130:17
ACME Talks with Samuel Gummah - The challenges and resilience of radio in Uganda
Feb 22, 202127:43
ACME Talks with Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda - The impact of media coverage on the 2021 election results
Jan 28, 202121:57
ACME Talks with Daniel Kalinaki - Media regulation and accreditation of journalists ahead of Uganda's general election

ACME Talks with Daniel Kalinaki - Media regulation and accreditation of journalists ahead of Uganda's general election

ACME's Executive Eirector, Peter Mwesige and Daniel Kalinaki, General Manager of Editorial at Nation Media Group Uganda and interim chair of the Editors' Guild, discuss the Guild's recent court application to halt the mandatory accreditation of journalists covering the 2021 general election. The case filed with the Centre for Public Interest Law calls the accreditation directive “illegal, irregular and irrational”.


Read the full court motion here.


ACME has conducted two studies on the media's coverage of the election. Read the combined October and November 2020 reports here.


Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates about our work, and to join the conversation on media in Uganda.


Music: Happy African Village by John Bartmann

Jan 04, 202126:44
ACME Talks with Ali Mivule and Derrick Wandera - Elections, violence and journalists' safety
Jan 01, 202130:23
ACME Talks with Conan Businge - Covering the education beat in the midst of a global pandemic
Dec 31, 202019:16
ACME Talks with Ida Nakiganda - Human rights, media and journalism

ACME Talks with Ida Nakiganda - Human rights, media and journalism

In this edition of ACME Talks Ida Nakiganda, Director of Complaints, Investigations and Legal Services at Uganda Human Rights Commission and Peter Mwesige, Executive Director of ACME, discuss current issues in Uganda’s media industry through a human rights lens. They outline the role of duty bearers ahead of Uganda's 2021 general election, and discuss the judicial and non-judicial recourse for journalists who suffer abuse at the hands of the government and private citizens.


Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates about our work, and to join the conversation on media in Uganda.


Music: Happy African Village by John Bartmann


Dec 31, 202024:33
ACME Talks with Prof Monica Chibita - Journalists' security, media standards & covering elections
Dec 30, 202023:15
ACME Talks podcast trailer
Dec 30, 202008:34
Ugandan press coverage of Covid-19

Ugandan press coverage of Covid-19

ACME conducted a study on how the major newspapers and news magazines in Uganda covered the Covid-19 pandemic from January to April 2020. This is a recording of a webinar in which the results of the study were released and discussed.


For more information on ACME's research work visit www.acme-ug.org 

Jul 03, 202055:24
Guidelines for the media's coverage of Uganda's 2021 elections

Guidelines for the media's coverage of Uganda's 2021 elections

This is a recording of a webinar hosted by ACME on the media's coverage of the 2021 elections. The webinar was held on 23 June, 2020 in Kampala, Uganda.


Bernard Tabaire — presenter/ACME

Panellists - Charity Ahimbisibwe (CCEDU), Alex Atuhaire (PML Daily), Carol Beyanga (Daily Monitor), Solomon Serwanjja (NBS TV), Jotham Taremwa (Electoral Commission)

Jun 23, 202001:17:19