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6 days ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
What you need to know:Anyhow, journalists spoke out and pledged to continue reporting the truth.” On Tuesday, we marked World Press Freedom Day 2025. The event was organised by the Uganda Media Sector Working Group (UMSWG) and hosted by Makerere University’s department of Journalism and Communication. UMSWG is a multi-sector platform for journalism and media stakeholders.
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2 weeks ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
What you need to know:Genocide is usually against a specific group. Tutsi where the community that was primarily targeted Two readers were tickled by media coverage of commemorative events of the tragic 1994 genocide in Rwanda. One referred to the cover picture of The East African of April 12-18.
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3 weeks ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
What you need to know:Media houses win, stock image companies win, the models win, and the public gets to read/view well-illustrated stories A reader who goes by the alias Scientific Farmer (@scifaama) on X (formerly Twitter) had an issue with the photo on the cover of one of Daily Monitor editions last week (see, “Plot to kick youth out of districts jobs” – Daily Monitor, April 11).
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1 month ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
In my recent column, “Social media: From creation to curation” (Daily Monitor, March 28), I shared thoughts about an emerging group of influencers stepping yet again in “traditional” journalism territory – crime features. I singled out two particular one operating on X (Twitter) namely; Mukyala Wandera in Uganda and Don Bull in Kenya. My counsel was, journalists – especially crime reporters – need to pay attention.
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1 month ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
The big news this week was a “first” one in Uganda: the “‘peaceful’ transfer of power”. Only that it was from Umeme Ltd to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company (UEDCL) as Daily Monitor reported tongue-in-cheek (see, Umeme hands over power peacefully, April 1). Beyond the “power transfer”, there were conversations on social media and over the radio shows about the simultaneous change of the name of the mobile money electricity recharge platform from “Yaka” [of Umeme] to “Light” [of UEDCL].
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1 month ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
Social media is one of the most dynamic public spaces today, thanks to the constant innovations in information communications technology (ICT). For journalism, social media has not only altered the way we consume news and information but what stories we consume and who produces them. The most popular social media platforms today include; Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, X (Twitter), etc.
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1 month ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
This week, I dedicate this column to direct feedback from you, our audiences, starting with the query on Uganda's mainstream media’s expressed blackout on sections of the security establishment following the ugly attack on journalists during last week’s by-election in Kawempe Division, Kampala. Chemonges, Bugiri: I read in the newspapers last week that you have declared a press blackout on security-related issues due to the unfortunate scenes prior to and during the Kawempe by-elections.
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2 months ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
When you read a newspaper, listen to radio or watch television bulletins, you are consuming stories put together for you by journalists. Whether the stories are simply told, or are “broken down” determine will largely your level of satisfaction with them and whether they were worth your time and money. Similarly for journalists, whether stories are simply told or “broken down” reflects the level of back-end engagement with them before they are passed on to the public. Sound like splitting hairs?
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2 months ago | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
Last week, I wrote in this column about the seemingly inconspicuous passage of World Radio Day on February 13. My sentiments were based on the lack of mention of this important day by the main English language FM radio stations in Kampala (see, “When radios forget World Radio Day!” Daily Monitor, February 14). Thankfully, I was wrong.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
monitor.co.ug | Odoobo C. Bichachi
On January 28, Mr Ojuluna Peter Thomas, a fervent consumer of NMG-Uganda platforms and who regularly shares feedback with the public editor, sent the following note: “What came of this story? I saw the truck in Entebbe with Ampurire. How was it ‘recovered’ and reunited with her? We would love to know that part of the story. Thank you.” The story in question titled, “Night Ampurire’s car goes missing, MTN speaks”, was aired on NTV on January 20.
