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Uganda - Register as an Editor with Media Council.

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ProcedureEdit

Apply In-person

  1. An Editor who wish to register with media council of Uganda can Provide details in relation to the Editor by filling form MCOU FORM 1.
  2. The applicant can also Provide details of the Editorial Staff as prescribed by the Council by filling form MCOU FORM 2. you can also visit the following link for registration
  3. Fill the form and Provide all the required details before submission.
  4. Submit all filled forms and relevant documents stated in the forms and confirmation of payment document to the Secretary Media Council.
  5. Once you have made the payment a copy of your registration certificate will be availed in a period of 5 days.
  6. You can now pick your registration certificate in person from the Council’s Office at communication House plot 1 Colville Street 3rd floor room 305 Kampala Uganda.
    • You will be required to provide proof of identification when collecting the Registration certificate.
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Required DocumentsEdit

  • List of journalists working in the Media house.
  • Proof of payment.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Uganda Media Centre - Head Office
Plot 36, Nile Avenue,
Kampala
P.O.Box 2665
kampala,Uganda
Telephone: +256312261525/6/7, +256414-237-141/3
Email: info@mediacentre.go.ug
Website: Link

EligibilityEdit

  • To be Eligible you must be an Editor for a Media House.

FeesEdit

  • Registration fee of Ugshs. 10,000

ValidityEdit

  • Valid for a year.

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

  • The processing time is 2 days.

Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

InstructionsEdit

  • Any person aggrieved by any publication or media organization may make a written complaint to the Media Council of Uganda setting out the grounds for the complaint and the remedy sought.

Required InformationEdit

  1. Name of editor
  2. Registered office
  3. Date of Birth
  4. Address
  5. Email
  6. Location, address and telephone number of editor
  7. Place of publication/broadcast
  8. Editor’s/Producer’s Name:
  9. Qualifications
  10. Names and addresses of individuals who own the Media Organization and partners or shareholders holding.
  11. List of editorial staff (including Journalists; Reporters; Stringers; Radio Presenters)


Need for the DocumentEdit

  • Helps in professionalization in journalism.
  • It helps journalists to access information by allowing participation in conferences, workshops, training and other gatherings.
  • It enhances the protection of the rights and privileges of journalists in the performance of their duties.


Information which might helpEdit

  • The Media Council was established by the Press and Journalist Act; of 1995 and charged with the regulation of the Mass Media.
  • The objective of the Law is to ensure the freedom of the press and to establish to regulate the mass media and arbitrate any disputes within or related to the industry and arbitrate any dispute within or related to the industry.
  • Under article 10(1) of the Press and Journalist Act 1995 Cap 105, the Council has the following functions:-
  1. To regulate the conduct and promote good ethical standards and discipline of journalists.
  2. To arbitrate disputes between the public and the media; and the State and the media.
  3. To exercise disciplinary control over journalist, editors and publishers.
  4. To promote generally the flow of information.
  5. To censor films, videotapes plays and other related apparatuses for public consumption.
  6. To exercise any function that may be authorized or required by law.
  7. Editer le calendrier des vacances scolaires
  • The council is further empowered to accredit foreign journalists who intend to carry out any act of journalism in Uganda.

Membership is drawn from members of the public with an impeccable record; National Union of Journalist of Uganda (NIJU), Newspaper proprietors and Editors Association UNEPA; the Electronic media; the Law Society and Scholars.

  • The media is an essential element of modern society because it is through a free media that the organs of the state i.e. the executive, the legislature and the judiciary can be subjected to scrutiny.

It is because of this scrutiny that they become responsive to society for which they are established.


Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External LinksEdit

OthersEdit

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