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Ali Balunywa

I have 20 years experience in the print media in Africa and Europe. I am in possession of a Bachelors degree in social sciences from Makerere University in Kampala and a post graduate diploma in Journalism and Media management. I am currently following a Masters of Media in New Media studies at the University of Amsterdam.

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The Impact of ICT on the Print Media Journalist in Uganda

On 22 September 2009, I shall graduate from the University of Amsterdam, having fulfilled all the requirements necessary to attain a Masters of Art in New Media and Digital culture which I have been pursuing in last one year....
By Ali Balunywa on 09/11/09 Comments Off on The Impact of ICT on the Print Media Journalist in Uganda
Negroponte’s OLPC, a Star in Rwanda

Negroponte’s OLPC, a Star in Rwanda

His mother, Jael paid for the laptop in February 2009, but Collin received it in April this year. Collins claims the whole student community at the school right from kindergarten to secondary school got each a laptop. Each pupil...
By Ali Balunywa on 07/30/09 Comments Off on Negroponte’s OLPC, a Star in Rwanda

The Monitor’s Systems Connectivity

Gladys Buteraba works at the Monitor as the Helpdesk Administrator. The Monitor is Uganda’s other second daily newspaper (www.monitor.co.ug). It is an independent daily founded by a group of journalists. Currently, it is owned by East Africa’s biggest media...
By Ali Balunywa on 06/04/09 Comments Off on The Monitor’s Systems Connectivity

American Podcasting at New Vision

  Rebecca Jane Harshbarger is an American journalist freelancing at the New Vision newspaper. The New Vision Group is the biggest multimedia house in Uganda. It publishes 8 newspapers and 5 magazines. It owns 3 FM radio stations and...
By Ali Balunywa on 05/21/09 Comments Off on American Podcasting at New Vision

Chitchat with Vision’s Website Editor

Davis Weddi joined the New Vision in 1996 as a freelance journalist. His first story was placed on the front page of The New Vision on 1st April 1996. It was a fool’s day story of vampires attacking travellers...
By Ali Balunywa on 05/04/09 Comments Off on Chitchat with Vision’s Website Editor

The New Vision Resource Centre and ICT

Godfrey Malime is the chief librarian at the New Vision. He joined the organization in 1992 as a trainee librarian. He went through the ranks to get to his current position. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in librarianship...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/29/09 Comments Off on The New Vision Resource Centre and ICT

New Vision’s Vision Revealed

For the first time since travelled to Uganda for my research, I woke up with a purpose. I was invited to attend the editorial meeting at the New Vision Newspaper to meet all journalists. Editorial meetings take place every...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/27/09 1

Media Students Embrace digital culture

  On Wednesday 8 April, I escorted Ben to Makerere University Faculty of ICT. During our discussions with the deputy dean, we were introduced to the communications manager. After explaining our fields of study, I was requested to make...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/23/09 4

New Media at the New Vision

  After finalizing the formalities with the administration, the human resource manager of the New Vision handed me over to the Mr. Ben Opolot, the Chief sub-editor. She made for me an appointment to meet him (Ben) on Monday...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/20/09 Comments Off on New Media at the New Vision

New Media meets old Media

  I started working on my research proposal last year. By the beginning of this year, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. And that is to research on the impact of ICT use on the print media...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/16/09 1

The 45-Hour Flight To Africa

Ben and I booked the same flight to Uganda: Egypt Air. The flight was supposed to take off at 3.30pm from Schiphol airport (Amsterdam) on Saturday 4 April 2009.  We were to transit through Cairo in Egypt lasting one...
By Ali Balunywa on 04/16/09 1

Twitter World

Twitter.com twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based...
By Ali Balunywa on 10/11/08 Comments Off on Twitter World

Social Networking Sites, “To Be or Not To Be?”

Ali Balunywa The famous phrase “to be, or not to be” comes from William shakespeare‘s Hamlet prince of Denmark (written about 1600), act three, scene one. It is one of the most famous quotations in world literature. “ To be or...
By Ali Balunywa on 10/07/08 1
PICNIC 08 – Surprising Africa

PICNIC 08 – Surprising Africa

A presentation by Ethan zuckerman;  co-founder of Global Voices, a research fellow at the Berkman Centre and a prodigious blogger interested in the impact of technology on the developing world. Binyavanga Wainaina Kenyan author and journalist and Helen Omwando head...
By Ali Balunywa on 09/26/08 4
PICNIC 08 – Commercial Collaborations: Tools, Things and Toys

PICNIC 08 – Commercial Collaborations: Tools, Things and Toys

Presenter: Michael Tchao, General Manager; Nike Techlab/ Nike+, at Nike which connects physical products with virtual online services and athlete communities. 11.55 AM, 25 September 2008 Mike Tchao started his presentation by introducing Nike’s digital collaboration with Apple computers...
By Ali Balunywa on 09/25/08 3
An Analysis of Web 2.0: ‘YouTube’

An Analysis of Web 2.0: ‘YouTube’

Introduction Web 2.0 is a term describing changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web. In short, Web 2.0 emphasizes the...
By Ali Balunywa on 09/21/08 1
Book review: “The Rise of the Blogosphere”, by Aaron Barlow

Book review: “The Rise of the Blogosphere”, by Aaron Barlow

  Ali Balunywa 13 september 2008   “The rise of the Blogosphere”, a book by Aaron Barlow was published in 2007 by Praeger publishers. It is a hard cover book in which Aaron in very interesting prose takes the...
By Ali Balunywa on 09/15/08 1