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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nearly half of women journalists report self-censorship on social media, and 22 per cent in their work, due to online violence, according to a new UN Women analysis. UN Women, TheNerve, and partners in a new report highlighting the growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of …

The bill imposes up to 20 years in prison for routine journalism, including publishing information deemed to “weaken or damage the economic system” or promoting unapproved foreign policies NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to pass a foreign agents bill, whose sweeping provisions could be used to imprison …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Ugandan products increasingly compete in regional and international markets, compliance with standards is becoming the decisive factor between acceptance and rejection. In response, journalists, editors, digital content creators, and social media influencers recently underwent a specialised four-day training organised by Ultimate Multimedia Consult in …

  SHENZHEN, Xinhua | THE INDEPENDENT | When a Chinese robotics innovator faced an urgent space crunch for his laser sensor startup a few years ago, he did what many entrepreneurs in the country’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen do: he called the local government. By the next day, multiple authorities …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  At least 32 journalists have been killed since the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in April 2023, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate announced on Sunday. “Since the outbreak of the armed conflict in the country, 32 journalists …

NAIROB | Xinhua | A half-day training workshop themed “The Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Impact on Journalism” took place on Tuesday in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, organized by Xinhua News Agency Africa Regional Bureau. Nearly 100 participants, including editors and news reporters from over 10 media outlets …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists from the Elgon, Teso, and Karamoja sub-regions have called for stronger regulatory measures to control the activities of bloggers, warning that the growing spread of misinformation and disinformation on digital platforms poses a serious threat to press freedom, public trust, and national stability. …

DOHA | Xinhua |  The Al Jazeera Media Network on Monday condemned the killing of five of its staff by the Israeli army in Gaza. In a statement, Al Jazeera described the attack as “another blatant and premeditated assault on press freedom.” “This attack comes amid the catastrophic consequences of …

New report details Uganda’s surveillance and spyware network that is endangering journalists and human rights activists COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | In July this year, investigative journalist, Canary Mugume of NBS Television, was attacked on his way home from work. It was late at night when a group of men …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has called upon media practitioners to be steadfast in exposing the architects of violence in campaigns and political contestations to enable the country to have peaceful elections. The appeal was made by Julius Mucunguzi, the Spokesperson and Head of Public Relations …