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Rebuilding Trust as Infrastructure: How the Uganda Editors Guild Is institutionalizing Media Accountability

In Uganda’s increasingly complex information environment, the question confronting journalism is no longer only about press freedom, but about public trust—how it is earned, protected, and restored when fractured. As misinformation proliferates, political polarization deepens, and economic pressures squeeze newsrooms, media credibility has become both journalism’s greatest asset and its most fragile resource. It is […]

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Call for applications – Uganda Editors’ Guild M-SPACE project officer

The Uganda Editors’ Guild, a co-implementer with ACME, is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Programme Officer to lead its activities under the Media Support for Public Accountability and Civic Engagement in Uganda (M-SPACE) project. This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in strengthening media independence and enhancing public accountability in Uganda. The Programme Officer will be

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Statement: Police should stop the never-ending brutality against journalists

KAMPALA: 6 October 2023 – At least 14 journalists from seven media houses were on 5 October 2023 arrested by security personnel while covering the return of the National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (also known as Bobi Wine), into the country. Several journalists were beaten, and their equipment including phones and cameras confiscated

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