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LEGAL BATTLE- Tortured Journalists Drag Govt, UPDF Commander To Court

LEGAL BATTLE- Tortured Journalists Drag Govt, UPDF Commander To Court

By Our Reporter KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA- Journalists John Cliff Wamala, Geofrey Twesigye both of NTV Uganda; Josephine Namakumbi of NBS TV, and Shamim Nabakooza from Record TV, have dragged the government and military police commander Lt. Col.…

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BRUTALITY: Battered Journalists Narrate Ordeal Under UPDF Attack

BRUTALITY: Battered Journalists Narrate Ordeal Under UPDF Attack

By Our Reporter KAMPALA-SHIFTMEDIA-Dozens of soldiers yesterday beat up and injured about half-a-dozen journalists in Kampala in what the victims said was a brazen, unprovoked broad-day assault. The attack, which the Uganda Editors’ Guild board…

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CHALLENGED: Editors Guild Rushes To Court To Block Accreditation Of Journalists Ahead Of Elections

CHALLENGED: Editors Guild Rushes To Court To Block Accreditation Of Journalists Ahead Of Elections

By SMN Reporter   KAMPALA, Uganda | SHIFTMEDIA| The Uganda Editors Guild, an umbrella body that brings together Editors, senior journalists and Scholars of Journalism, has petitioned High Court in Kampala challenging the accreditation of journalists…

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PRESS FREEDOM: Daily Monitor Scribe Held By Police, As Brutality Against Media Rises

PRESS FREEDOM: Daily Monitor Scribe Held By Police, As Brutality Against Media Rises

By Our Reporter KALANGALA, Uganda|SHIFTMEDIA| Daily Monitor journalist Derrick Wandera, who has been covering the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on the campaign trail, has been arrested in Kalangala District. Wandera’s arrest…

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