ACME Talks

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:

Moderator:

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

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

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In this episode, we continue our conversation with the legendary radio presenter Christine Mawadri. This time, we delve more into the radio life of the late Alex Ndaula, how he ruled the airwaves, but failed to win it all.

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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? 

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. 

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.

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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.

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In this episode of ACME Talks, ACME’s director of programmes, Bernard Tabaire, chats with Gerald Tenywa one of the most prolific environmental journalists in Uganda today.

Gerald recently received a writing grant from ACME to produce under-reported, but important public affairs stories. His reporting resulted in two outstanding explanatory articles that unpacked the effects of urban growth in Uganda on water security and the country’s climate resilience.

Gerald explains what sparked his interest in this little-understood topic, his reporting process, and his thoughts on specialised reporting in a fast-changing media environment.

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In March this year, a new initiative called the Uganda Media Sector Working Group was launched. It seeks to serve as a common platform through which the media industry, government, media development organisations and other interested parties can address the most pressing issues of the day, such as regulation, law reform, professionalism and media viability.

In this episode of ACME Talks, Dr George Lugalambi, a founder member of the Uganda Media Sector Working Group and Dr Peter Mwesige, ACME's executive director, discuss the progress and opportunities of this new initiative, and debate the future of Uganda's media industry.

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The resilience of Bukedde newspaper, Uganda's only local language daily, is a curiosity in the country's media landscape. In the midst of declining fortunes of newspapers, Bukedde is holding the line. It was one of only two newspapers in sub-Saharan Africa that that grew its circulation during the toughest months of the global Covid-19 pandemic and its success has confounded skeptics.

What is the paper's secret sauce?

In this edition of ACME Talks, ACME’s executive director, Peter Mwesige, chats with Geoffrey Kulubya, the managing editor of Bukedde about what makes the newspaper tick, and what lessons the news media can learn from its accomplishments.

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