The Daily IIJ

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Super case of online plagiarism

June 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Today, i could not believe the level to which journalism in my country has sunk to. A friend sent me two links to two stories. One was published by a USA entertainment news website and the other by our own tabloid known as the ‘Red Pepper’.

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My new job as an online Sub Editor

April 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

It’s been a month now since I joined the Internet desk at our news paper (www.monitor.co.ug). While it has been the most challenging, it has been the most exciting. For those of who have attended the IIJ online and multimedia journalism course, you must know what I am talking about.
I was a health journalist before [...]

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Back to Uganda

September 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

After being away from home for two months, I feel relieved to be back. Here I am, again, reunited with my two brothers, sister and two cousins. The house hasn’t been hushed since I arrived.
What did you bring for me? They keep asking even though I already unpacked and handed over what belongs to them.

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