As you all know, media freedom is the beating heart of a functioning democracy. When we support free media, we support women, we support minority groups and we support the most vulnerable in our societies. The UK is also supporting media freedom through Official Development Assistance to the media sector in a wide range of developing countries. We will also champion media freedom through our G7 Presidency this year, to encourage the international community to focus on this vital cause. In Uganda, we have held conferences for journalists on the challenges facing the media, media ethics, fact-checking, and fake news.

Source: Standard Digital May 03, 2021 08:11 UTC