In a newsroom landscape transformed by digital disruption, shrinking print space, and an increasingly impatient generation of journalists, one principle remains central for Edna Mubiru: people above numbers. For more than a decade on the business desk at New Vision, Edna has watched Uganda’s business journalism evolve, adapt, and in many ways struggle to find […]
Over the years, Uganda’s media and telecom sectors have evolved side by side, shaped by rapid technological change and shifting patterns of communication. As the country’s pioneer network, Airtel has played a central role in expanding connectivity and driving digital access, while at the same time navigating a complex and ever-widening media landscape. In this […]
Newsrooms today may prefer comedians, influencers, and content creators because that’s where the numbers and revenue come from. But businesses — serious businesses — need something different. They need people who can translate complicated business information into accessible insights
In this conversation, David Kangye sits down with veteran radio presenter James Onen, popularly known as Fatboy, whose unmistakable voice and provocative style have shaped Uganda’s radio scene since 1999. He recounts his time at Monitor FM, Sanyu Radio and now at RX Radio, his own. Fatboy built a distinguished brand that defined morning radio […]
It is always important to learn from the best. In this long-form, comprehensive and elaborate interview, we speak to Ms Margaret Vuchiri, a journalist and media consultant. For the past two decades, she was a player and witness to the evolving face of media, especially in the newsroom. She has actively led roles in newsroom […]
After 19 years at CBS FM, Ugandan sports presenter Yusuf Baliruno lost a labour dispute when the Industrial Court ruled he was a freelancer, not an employee, because he lacked a written contract with the radio station. His claims for over UGX 129 million in salary arrears and employment-related entitlements were dismissed, highlighting the risks […]
Ugandans love radio. Not the late musician Mowzey Radio, though his name was inspired by it but the medium itself. For decades, the radio has been a constant in people’s lives: a companion, an educator, and an entertainer. It was, and still is for many, more than just a device. It is part of the […]
Uganda’s newsrooms, like many others in Africa and the largest part of the world, are not failing because of technology, but because of cultures that resist it. Organisational anthropologist Dr Shamim K. Matovu warns that the greatest threat to journalism today is not the internet, but rather its inertia. As audiences go digital, newsrooms must […]
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