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New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language daily newspaper. It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Government of Uganda. It is the flagship newspaper of the state-owned Vision Group, a multimedia conglomerate. Along with its privately-owned competitor, the ''Daily Monitor'', the ''New Vision'' is one of the two largest national newspapers in Uganda. History The ''New Vision'' traces its origins to the colonial era. Its institutional predecessor, the ''Uganda Argus'', was founded in 1955 as a British colonial government publication. Following Uganda's independence in 1962, the government of President Milton Obote retained the ''Uganda Argus'' as its official paper. After the 1971 coup, the government of Idi Amin renamed the paper the ''Voice of Uganda''. When Amin was overthrown in 1979, the succeeding government named it the ''Uganda Times''. When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) came to power in 1986, the publication was rebranded as the ''New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bukedde
''Bukedde'' is a daily Ugandan newspaper published by the Vision Group in Kampala, Uganda. It is the leading Luganda-language daily newspaper in the country, with a circulation of 33,289 copies daily as of 2020. Launched in 1994, the newspaper is known for its coverage of local and national news, with a dedicated section on the Kabaka of Buganda, reflecting its cultural significance in the Buganda region. The name ''Bukedde'' translates to "Morning Has Come" in English, symbolizing its role in delivering timely news. Overview The newspaper is published by the Vision Group, which publishes the New Vision, Uganda's leading English daily newspaper. The publisher also circulates other dailies and weeklies in Ugandan languages, including: (a) ''Orumuri'' in Runyakitara (b) ''Etop'' in Ateso and ''Rupiny'' in Lwo. Bukedde is available in print form and on the Internet. History ''Bukedde'' was established in 1994 by the Vision Group, a multimedia conglomerate owned by the Ugandan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1986 Establishments In Uganda
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Newspapers Established In 1986
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Daily Newspapers Published In Uganda
Daily or The Daily may refer to: Journalism * Daily newspaper, newspaper issued on five to seven day of most weeks * ''The Daily'' (podcast), a podcast by ''The New York Times'' * ''The Daily'' (News Corporation), a defunct US-based iPad newspaper from News Corporation * ''The Daily of the University of Washington'', a student newspaper using ''The Daily'' as its standardhead Places * Daily Township, Dixon County, Nebraska, United States People * Bill Daily (1927–2018), American actor * Bryson Daily (born c. 2003), American football player * Elizabeth Daily (born 1961), American voice actress * Gretchen Daily (born 1964), American environmental scientist * Joseph E. Daily (1888–1965), American jurist * Thomas Vose Daily (1927–2017), American Roman Catholic bishop Other usages * Iveco Daily, a large van produced by Iveco * Dailies, unedited footage in film See also * Dailey, surname * Daley (other) * Daly (other) * Epiousion, a Greek word used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
List Of Newspapers In Uganda ...
This is a list of newspapers in Uganda. List of newspapers See also * Media in Uganda * List of newspapers in Africa * Communications in Uganda References Bibliography * * * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newspapers in Uganda Uganda Newspapers A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Media In Uganda
The mass media in Uganda includes print, television, radio and online sectors, and coverage is split between both state-run outlets and privately held outlets as well as English-language outlets and Luganda-language outlets. Print media There are a number of newspapers in Uganda today. ''New Vision'' is Uganda's leading English daily newspaper. It is a state-owned newspaper and has the largest nationwide circulation. '' The Daily Monitor'' is an independent English-language newspaper and second in circulation to the ''New Vision''. The two papers dominate the print section of media in Uganda. Over the last decade, as Uganda's political opposition has gained strength, the ''Monitor'' has aligned itself more with the agenda of the opposition to counter the perceived government agenda fronted by the ''New Vision''. This competition many times leads to entirely different aspects getting coverage in the five largest news publications in the country. For example, during the recent 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barbara Kaija
Barbara Kaija (born 1964) is a Ugandan journalist and educator. She serves as the editor in chief, and head of content generation at the Vision Group, a largely government owned media house.. Background and education Kaija was educated at Makerere University, Uganda's oldest public university, first graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in education. She followed that with a Master of Arts degree in education, also at Makerere. Later, she obtained a Master of Arts in journalism and media studies, from Rhodes University, in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Practical Journalism, obtained in Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom, under the sponsorship of the Thomson Foundation. Career Her tenure at Vision Group spans over 30 years. In 1992, she was hired as a sub-editor trainee. Over time, she was given more responsibilities and rose to the position of deputy features editor. Later she became the features editor, and worked in that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Robert Kabushenga
Robert Kabushenga, is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive who was the managing director and chief executive officer of the New Vision Group, from January 2007 until January 2021. He is a non-executive board member of KCB Bank Uganda Limited, a commercial bank, since November 2021. Background and education Kabushenga was born in Uganda circa 1971. He was raised by a single mother in Kampala, Uganda's capital city, in the 1970s and 1980s. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree awarded by Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, awarded by the Law Development Centre, in Kampala. In addition, he attended the ''American Academy of International Law'', in Dallas, Texas, United States. Career Kabushenga was the Executive Director of the ''Uganda Media Centre'', and concurrently was the spokesperson of the government of Uganda. He then was Board Secretary, Company Secretary and Legal Officer for the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service has over 5,500 journalists working across its output including in 50 foreign news bureaus where more than 250 foreign correspondents are stationed. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Luganda
Ganda or Luganda ( ; ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 5.56 million Ganda people, Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, including the country's capital, Kampala. Linguistic typology, Typologically, it is an agglutinative, Tone (linguistics), tonal language with subject–verb–object word order and nominative–accusative language, nominative–accusative morphosyntactic alignment. With at least 5.6 million first-language speakers in the Buganda region and 5.4 million second language speakers fluent elsewhere in different regions especially in major urban areas like Mbale, Tororo, Jinja, Uganda, Jinja, Gulu, Mbarara, Hoima, Kasese etc. Luganda is Uganda's de facto language of national identity as it is the most widely spoken Ugandan language used mostly in trade in urban areas. The language is also the most-spoken unofficial language in Rwanda's capital Kigali. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Uganda Securities Exchange
The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is the principal stock exchange of Uganda. It was founded in June 1997. The USE is operated under the jurisdiction of Uganda's Capital Markets Authority, which in turn reports to the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's central bank. The exchange opened to trading in January 1998. At that time, the exchange had just one listing, a bond issued by the East African Development Bank. Trading was limited to only a handful of trades per week. As of July 2014, the USE traded 16 listed local and East African companies and had started the trading of fixed income instruments. The exchange is a member of the African Stock Exchanges Association. The USE operates in close association with the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in Tanzania, the Rwanda Stock Exchange, and the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Kenya. According to published reports in 2013, there were plans to integrate the four exchanges to form a single East African bourse. Uganda All Stock Index (ALSIUG) is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
