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UK’s Independent back in profit after going web-only

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Britain’s Independent newspaper said Thursday it had returned to profit for the first time in more than 20 years, after ditching its print edition and going exclusively online. The left-leaning paper published its final print edition in March, the latest shake-up for the British …

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VIDEO: NBS TV gets media council certification

VIDEO: After conforming to the regulations and standards of the Uganda Media Council, NBS television has been certified as an authentic media house and a number of staff accredited fully to practice journalism in Uganda, as required by the Press and Journalists’ Act of 1995.  The Media Council will renew this …

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Kadaga orders parliamentary investigation of the media

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has ordered Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline  to examine what she described as the continued publication of negative and damaging reports on the house. She instructed the committee chaired by Kalaki MP Clement Kenneth  Ongalo-Obote to find out whether the media houses can be sued for contempt of parliament. …

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Africa’s crisis in Michela Wrong’s words

Historical causes, individual choices For six years, Michela Wrong covered Africa as a journalist and wrote three books on DR Congo, Kenya and Eritrea. Ivan Rugambwa spoke to her on the sidelines of the recent Writivism Festival in Kampala. Firstly, what are your impressions of the continent over the decade …

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Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news

Washington, United States | AFP |  Facebook, Twitter and news organizations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter out online misinformation and improve news quality on social networks. First Draft News, which is backed by Google, announced Tuesday that some 20 news …

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