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Celebrating legacies of media sector trailblazers

Celebrating legacies of media sector trailblazers
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Today's journalists need to make sense, not news

One other opportunity citizen journalists have seen and picked up is in international news reporting and it is playing out on a platform previously associated with mostly entertainment – You Tube! ....

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In honour of vendor Katahikire and his colleagues who sell news

Thank you UMSWG for celebrating and honouring Katahikire and symbolically, hundreds of his colleagues on the streets that soak in the sun and rain vending news every day ....

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Curb sexual harassment in media houses, says Nabakooba

Daily Monitor
Saturday May 08 2021
Summary
With policies [on sexual harassment] journalists will know that at least there are regulations in place to protect them
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The Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Ms Judith Nabakooba has urged media houses to put in place strict policies against sexual harassment to protect female journalists.
Speaking to the media during celebrations to mark the World Press Freedom Day on Thursday, Ms Nabakooba urged media owners to take this as an urgent matter.
“With policies [on sexual harassment] journalists will know that at least there are regulations in place to protect them. For us as partners from government, we are committed to work with the media industry and we have seen the launch of the Uganda Media Sector Working Group for the media houses to work together and ensure that the Media Council is vibrant,” Ms Nabakooba said. ....

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'Information as public good' is worthy reflection on media day

Daily Monitor
Friday May 07 2021
Summary
We in the media fraternity are fully aware of these internal weaknesses and external constraints. These problems routinely undermine our capacity as an industry to produce journalism that conveys constructive information on a consistent basis and that serves the public interest.
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This week started with the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day. I have the honour to share with you this editorial crafted by the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG). This is a nascent industry and multi-sector organisation that is trying to re-start a conversation on professionalism, viability and minimum standards of our journalism. Below: ....

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