MEDIA FOR EXCELLENCE GROUP
We salute you all in the Name of the almighty. We please kindly solicit for a kind consideration to us Ugandan Students.
Uganda has always been put in the spotlight for press freedom and basic journalism in East Africa . Many journalists in Uganda have won International Awards for good journalism world wide with the latest from the Vision Group reporter who achieved an Award as the best agricultural reporter world wide.
However many journalists in Uganda have taken the press freedom and freedom of expression guaranteed to them in the constitution as not meaningful and beyond reasonable control. This highlights the fact that many journalists have produced statements regarded as seditious and affect the government. Clear examples have always been stated with some in the lime light from the UPC Party President General Ambassador Olara Otunu still moving on with charges of sedition when he stated that President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Funded the Lord’s resistance Army.
More examples come out when Buganda Based Radio stations were closed because of the same statements. Many journalists of The Monitor Journalists Suffered in1993 when few heartless journalists did create chaos that left monitor Publication suffering a bun of corporate advertisements for over ten years. Today the Central Broadcasting Service remains closed because of the same heartless journalists who had forsaken what is right in the alter of their personal conveniences. All these are prevailing here in Uganda but again also in Africa . Many Journalists have preferred catastrophe to peace in Our African countries.
What we have to remember is that the saviors of the African Continent (the ones who led us to independence) shed a lot of blood so as to rescue our continent from what is called imperialist madness as well as colonialism. Today a Group of University student in Uganda have sat down and found a solution to the overwhelming media freedom as stated by the many journalists here in the country and all over Africa . Students especially those in a Marjory in journalism have come up with an Organization to control the Media industry here in our country which is called MEDIA FOR EXCELLENCE
BACKGROUND
MEGU Media institution put in place by Seven University students; three of those take journalism and others in their respects
These students come from different Universities here in Uganda with a Marjory of private Universities in the country and they include:
NAME UNIVERSITY COURSE
LUBULWA .HENRY UMU JOURNALISM
WALUSENKE .R. BUGANDA ROYAL ART& DESIGN
MUBIRU .T MUBS PROCUREMENT
SEMBATYA .E UCU ECONOMICS
KABOGOZA .JOEL MUK LAW.
MUGISHA . V KIU JOURNALISM
LAWRENCE M. UMU JOURNALISM
The group is led by Mr Lubulwa Henry who also holds a diploma in journalism that he got from ZIMBABWE .
AIM OF THE GROUP
Today our country Uganda has a lot more qualified personnel who Lack jobs in the different professions. We have therefore came up with a resolution to start not only practicing what we get from the class room but also take our selves with hands on to experience since many to today’s Jobs require experience of not less than Two years. This really disturbed when we found out that people in who are employed rotate around having every Job their since they owe to have the experience the companies need and the unemployed remain unemployed for ever.
Also a clear fact that the country has a lot more sectarianism and tribalism may end up unemployed. This is with reference to the many government officials who come up with their sons and daughter or even the grand children to have all the jobs in government here in our country with a clear example Education Ministry Permanent Secretary Mr Lubanga Who is accused of such a candle
With all that and many left out we aim at creating employment opportunities to the unemployed, Promote media Excellence as our motto stands and also Fight sectarianism Tribalism and the many ethical issues that need to be ironed out for a prosperous country.
TARGETED PLANS
We expect to have a lot more students from different universities who intend to have internships to come to our company as a way of help them get their hands on experience before they leave the University. It is clear that only two Universities have Media houses at the compass so a few move in for internships or experience so when in place that would be our target group
We also learnt that it would be a centre for all kind of professions from journalism to marketing and administration so we expect to employ many and also take internships at the organization
We also expect to launch our company early October so we take the responsibility to inform you which date to launch the Student’s Organization. We also target to making an African wide tabloid that covers the whole of the continent so we also expect to have even more from the African continent so as to promote excellent media.
ACHIEVEMENTS
We as future media practitioners we have gone a step ahead in our formation though need to do a lot more work so as to make our organization a success
In the first place we have gone a step ahead in marketing our program as in many more intellectuals have been contacted in our efforts to promote excellent media, we ask them to be our lead consultants.
Mr CHARLES ONYANGO OBBO Nation Media Group
Mr STEVEN MUGAMBE Star Radio
Mr TABAIRE BENARD The Sunday Monitor
Mr MULERA K MUNINI Daily Monitor Columnist
Mr OPIO OLOYA The New Vision Columnist
Mr JUUKO DENIS Freelance Journalist
Mr. PATRICK BITATURE. Proprietor Dembe F.m Uganda
Mr. KAAYA KAVUMA General Manger C.B.S F.m Uganda .
Many more are yet to be contacted as we continue to market our program. We also went a step to ask them to become our lead consultants though all of them have not yet replied but we are looking forward for their reply in a positive response.
Though media for excellence group has got some significant achievements, a lot still has to be done so as to have the best qualities as we prepare to have a media house full of good quality and professional journalism as we strive for Number One in the country.
MEDIA FOR EXCELLENCE STRATEGIC PLAN.
We are pleased to present Media For Excellence 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. The plan incorporates a continuous five 5yrs set of strategic objectives that constitutes the majority of Media For Excellence’s overall program activities and efforts.
Mission
To Support and Promote excellent Media and quality Journalism Policies in Africa and foster Policies for better operation of the Media in Africa.
Vision.
(See Objectives)
Key Strategic areas of focus are;
- Support and promote initiatives to form new national Media associations in Africa and promote interaction between members.
- Promote good Media systems reform in Africa .
- Develop and sustain strategic relationships.
- Encourage Quality and Customer Safety in African Media Houses.
- Form a planning system for the operation of Journalism services in Africa .
- Provide a forum of sharing of ideas and discuss challenges facing the Media sector in Africa .
Media For Excellence requires leadership on these important strategies in order to accomplish our mission of improving Media services that will allow our members to provide high quality care in African communities.
Funding
Adequate funding will be a key factor that will enable Media For Excellence to achieve its goals.
- Plan and seek funding for programs, events, and services of Media For Excellence.
- Ensure financial Accountability.
Establish Strategic Relationships
To position Media For Excellence to represent its members effectively and through the most efficient use of resources, it is critical that strategic alliance be established with organizations that share common purposes and agendas.
Organizations with which Media For Excellence should strive to ally with include;
- International Journalism Association
- Human Rights Watch
- African Union
- The United Nations
- The African Journalists Association
- All World Media Houses
- Uganda Journalism Association
- All Media Houses Here in Uganda .
- Collaborate with Western Media Houses.
Media For Excellence must commit to develop strategic partnership with relevant organizations to advance Media affairs, systems and polices. Media For Excellence will work with all partners who share our goals and will work hard to identify potential partners with common goals.
Membership
All members who would like to join the Media For Excellence Group will be required
To pay a Membership fee of 2,000,000 (two million shillings). The payment will be taken to the Media For Excellence Account No. A form will be received by the Media house that would Like to join the race of promoting excellent Media.
Events.
- Conferences, workshops, seminars and training courses will be organized accordingly.
Publication.
Media For Excellence will support and enhance exchange of best practices in the Media Industry and management through journals. Media For Excellence will encourage the exchange of ideas among stakeholders and the entire Media industry in Africa .
