According to the Reporters Without Borders ranking covering 2011 activities, Uganda has dropped from 96 to the 139th position out of 170 countries surveyed worldwide.[more]

The committee tasked with scrutinising the controversial Protection of State Information Bill pledged on Tuesday to ensure that all contributions to the Bill would be heard. [more]

A radio presenter with Rhino FM, a branch of Top Radio in Lira District, Augustine Okello, who was charged with treason yesterday, has asked court to release him on bail, citing poor health. [more]

The one democratic essential that can be described as “successful” in this country since the advent of multi-party politics is press freedom. Today, there are numerous newspapers, tabloids and magazines; and some of them publish what would have landed editors, writers and publishers in trouble during the one-party system. [more]

The Parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned the managing director Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Paul Kihiika over UBC properties.[more]

“If you want 2 loose one of your reporters esp Edwin n Daybor we’re prepare if they donot leave Snowe alone. Snowe is nt PYJ. We’re prepare 2 burn dat damn NewDawn office that hv all stupid (people) like George Barpeen who stole d PUL money. We’ll c 2 it n bring dat fuckin office down.” - Anonymous text threat.[more]

Le gouvernement tunisien a procédé samedi soir à des nominations à la tête des principaux médias publics qui ont entraîné dès dimanche les protestations d'organisations professionnelles qui dénoncent une "soumission au diktat politique".[more]

With only weeks before the kickoff of the 28th edition of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by west African states of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea some football craze fans across the continent have taken to social media networking sites to cheer and rally behind their national teams. The social media explosion has cut across all spheres of society - politics, economics and social aspects of life.[more]

All electronic media personnel interested in the coverage of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations are requested to get in touch with CAF Marketing agent, Sportfive, for clearance on issues relating to broadcast rights.[more]

Just like the Arab Springs protests which took North Africa and Middle East by storm and the Occupy Wall Street protests in the United States, Europe and Asia in 2011, Nigerians used the social media to bring demonstrators out on the streets to protest the removal of fuel subsidy.[more]