Statement: Editors raise concern over unreasonable media acc

Statement: Editors raise concern over unreasonable media accreditation terms


December 15, 2020
Uganda Media Council wants all journalists covering the 2021 election registered by December 18, 2020
Representatives of the Editors’ Guild, together with other partners in the industry, today met with the Uganda Media Council following its recent communication on accrediting journalists to cover the 2021 general elections and other state events. 
We continue to note that Ugandan law gives the Council the mandate to regulate the journalism industry. As a body founded to promote media freedom, professional journalism and fraternity in the industry, we welcome efforts to improve professionalism.
In our meeting with the Council we, however, expressed three main concerns: 
The timing and deadline for registration is unreasonable;

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