Tabua Francis Butagira
Humphrey fellow. Daily Monitor Chief reporter
@tbutagira
Monitor Publications Ltd, Uganda
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EXPERIENCE
Daily Monitor Uganda
Chief Reporter Sept. 2013 - Present
- Works as alternate News Editor
- Handles newspaper's big-ticket assignments; investigations, security and political reporting
- Mentors young up-and-coming reporters
- Nodding disease: Crystals found in victims’ brains
Reporters Without Borders Kampala, Uganda
Uganda correspondent 2011 - Aug. 2014
- File regular updates on violations against the media/journalists
- Coordinate assistance for journalists in danger because of their work
- Campaign for and defend media freedom
Monitor Publications Ltd Kampala, Uganda
Senior Reporter Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2013
- Cover the newspaper's most important stories
- Chair Reporters' news planning meetings
- Advise on in-house editorial policies and story coverage
EDUCATION
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Phoenix, Arizona
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Emphasis: Humphrey fellowship 2014/15
SKILLS
News writing Copy editing
Proof-reading Multimedia
Sept. 2013 - Present
Kampala, Uganda
2011 - Aug. 2014
Kampala, Uganda
Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2013
Phoenix, Arizona