When we wake up each morning, I guess we all look up to a fresh new day, fresh smell, fresh energy, fresh plans and fresh ideas. Likewise fresh news is like food for thought to the hungry. A hungry person… Continue reading
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Description The People & Planet International Photography Competition aims to select 53 photos to be published in the 2013 People & Planet: Social Justice & Environment Diary and Calendar. The organizers are looking for 53 extraordinary images of people, places… Continue reading
This week saw a fair inflow of somewhat good pitches and efforts here and there trying to get the other story. But one thing that struck me most, and for me what has been the greatest lessons of my time… Continue reading
It’s yet another beautiful week, and I can’t wait to see someone pull a Pulitzer Award Story through the website. Looking at the past week, I saw two fair attempts at Pulitzer and just as I was cheering up, the… Continue reading
I went to the editorial clinic recently; for a new routine checkup that I think is crucial as my news life matures. When the News doctor took my blood pressure, he saw my newslife was low on curiosity, empathy, passion… Continue reading
I have been feeling a little odd lately, kind of an out of sync feeling that engrosses an editor with high expectations. I don’t like the out of sync feeling, but here I am waiting and waiting. Waiting for what?… Continue reading
“What are the most memorable 5 stories over the past 5 days?” I challenged myself… I scratched my head, tried to remember but woe unto me, I could find none. “Much ado about nothing” is surely one of my favorite… Continue reading
Here we go URN Photographers The Foreign Correspondents’ Association of Uganda (FCAU) has announced plans to run a photography competition for Ugandan photojournalists in 2012. The winners, along with some of the Association members, will get a chance to showcase… Continue reading
“A picture is worth a thousand words” goes an old adage and a good picture does not require any accompanying story. It allows the reader to delve into their own world of imagination, draw out a context and interpret their… Continue reading
Over, Over, Over… On a high note this was a busy news week, not the striking and enterprising stories but some crime, disagreements, political stunts, and traders’ disgruntlements. One of my new Years resolutions is to gently tighten my diction… Continue reading
