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Security abuses killing journalism - scholars
Tuesday May 04 2021
Prof Umaru Kabakumba, the Makerere Vice Chancellor in-charge of Academic Affairs, presents the Tebere Mudin award to Ms Immaculate Bulage, the overall best student at the Department of Journalism and Communication in 2021, at the university’s Annual Media Convention yesterday. Left is Dr Aisha Nakiwala, the head of the department. PHOTO | STEPHEN OTAGE
Summary
Speaking at Makerere University’s Annual Media Convention, which coincided with World Press Freedom celebrations, Dr Busingye Kabumba, a Makerere University law don, said ‘security’ is being covertly used to suppress dissenting voices while corporate sponsorships influence media content.