How this newspaper’s work is laced with endemic racism that may even be unconscious to the author THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Most Western journalism on Africa has always been ghetto journalism. Now in last week’s story about Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, this British newspaper, The Telegraph, took journalism to the …
Read More »Quality journalism is more important than ever
But this public good is unlikely to be adequately provided in a free market, even with the help of philanthropists COMMENT | ANYA SCHIFFRIN, DYLAN W. GROVES & JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ | Although news consumption soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, subscriptions have since fallen, and news outlets around the world …
Read More »Meet Somalia’s all-women media team
It’s pushing back stereotypes, gaining respect Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Somalia’s first and only all-women media team, Bilan, was on Oct.02 nominated as one of the three possible recipients of the 2023 Index on Censorship Press Freedom Award in the Journalism category. The Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression …
Read More »UCU launches PhD in journalism, media and communication
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono has launched its PhD in Journalism, Media and Communication. This comes after the National Council For Higher Education (NHCE) accredited the programme, having been satisfied that the UCU School of Journalism, Media and Communication met all the requirements to …
Read More »Can local journalism be saved?
No business model has emerged as a replacement for advertising revenue, but alternatives exist COMMENT | JAN – WERNER MUELLER | “All politics is local,” proclaims an old American saying. That might partly explain why democratic politics is going so badly especially, but not only, in the United States. For local government …
Read More »Meet the climate journalist training African media practitioners on climate reporting
After observing the challenges journalists and editors encountered while covering and editing climate articles, Tendai Guvavombe decided to offer training for media professionals, an initiative that is quickly spreading across southern African countries. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | After graduating as a journalist in 2012, Tendai Guvamombe’s desire to …
Read More »Journalism fights back
Countries need News Media Bargaining Code that compels Big Tech platforms to pay for news COMMENT | ANYA SCHIFFRIN | Two years ago, the Australian Parliament passed the News Media Bargaining Code, which forced Meta (Facebook) and Alphabet (Google) to compensate media outlets for news content shared on their platforms. The …
Read More »Journalists decry poor welfare, suppression of media freedom
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world marked World Press Freedom Day Wednesday, journalists in Uganda spoke about poor working conditions, lack of pay, and suppression of media freedoms by government security agencies. Many journalists in the country work without contracts, while others receive meager payments of half a …
Read More »John Nagenda; Why the press hates and loves him big too
FROM THE ARCHIVES | ANDREW MWENDA | I wrote this article about John Nagenda in THE MONITOR in 1996. If I was to write an eulogy of him today, I would still write the same. ******* By Andrew M. Mwenda ( The Monitor 1996) Presidential Advisor on the Media and …
Read More »MTN Uganda supports efforts to recognize and reward exceptional journalistic work
The Independent wins 3 ACME journalism awards Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | MTN Uganda supported the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) to recognize and reward excellent journalistic work as part of its efforts to promote good journalism. ACME, a Kampala-based media development organisation that supports African journalists to achieve …
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