The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) invites applications from journalists based in southwestern Uganda for a short intensive workshop on investigative journalism.
The course involves a five-day training workshop — designed to equip journalists with skills to discover, uncover and report stories nobody else has — and subsequently networking meetings with media owners and managers.
Participants will learn how to use investigative tools to uncover information that is concealed either deliberately by someone in a position of power, or accidentally behind a chaotic mass of facts and circumstances, and analyse and expose all relevant facts to the public. They will learn how to ask meaningful questions and how to source material. Participants will also be coached in best journalism practices and the most effective way to structure and present their stories. The trained journalists will also join some media managers and owners twice a year for two days of networking — sharing experience and peer-to-peer learning.
About African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME)
The African Centre for Media Excellence is a Kampala-based independent, non-profit professional organisation that is committed to excellence in journalism and mass communication in Africa.
ACME’s main goal is to make the media a more effective platform for the provision of information on public affairs, a tool for monitoring official power, and a forum for vibrant public debate.
ACME has a unique approach to continuing training and education. Instead of one-off workshops, which are common in the East African region, ACME employs a long-term approach in which practical training work... continue reading
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ACME Investigative Reporting Training
Aim and Benefits of ACME Investigative Reporting Training
- The fellowship offers journalists an opportunity to take time out from the newsroom to enhance their investigative journalism skills. Participants will examine what investigative journalism is, how to conceive, research and write investigative stories – recognizing when something should be a long-term project; basic criteria for launching into the story; testing and retesting the hypothesis throughout the investigation; and shifting direction when the reporting dictates that the story direction has changed. They will also be asked to think about possible investigative projects they want to work on upon their return to the workplace, using the lessons learned during the course.
- ACME will not pay a per diem to participants, but will fund learning and transport costs for all, as well as accommodation for those based outside the training location.
Requirements for ACME Investigative Reporting Training Qualification
- The fellowship is open to all print, television, radio, and online journalists from southwestern Uganda who have more than two years of experience working as reporters.
- Applicants are expected to negotiate with their supervisors for time away from their places of work. ACME will not pay a per diem to participants, but will fund learning and transport costs for all, as well as accommodation for those based outside the training location.
- All participants are required to attend in full all five days of the training workshop.
Application Deadline
April 25, 2021
How to Apply
- All applications should be made online. To access the application form, click here.
- All applicants are required to submit a letter of support from their immediate editorial supervisors. Lack of this letter of editorial support immediately disqualifies an applicant.
- All applicants are required to submit at least three samples of published or broadcast stories.
For more details, visit ACME website.
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