Uganda Radio Network

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Uganda Radio Network
Company typePrivate
Industry News media
FoundedJanuary 1, 2005;20 years ago (2005-01-01)
Area served
Uganda
Key people
Samuel Gummah Nabaasa
Country Director
Products News agency
Website Homepage

The Uganda Radio Network (URN) is an independent Ugandan subscription-based news agency headquartered in Kampala. [1]

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Location

The headquarters of URN are located off Mawanda Road, in the Kamwookya neighborhood of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°20'37.0"N 32°35'00.0"E (Latitude:0.343609; Longitude:32.583346). [2] URN maintains news bureaus in 14 major urban centers in Uganda, including Kampala, Arua, Fort Portal, Gulu, Hoima, Jinja, Kabale, Kitgum, Luweero, Masaka, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, and Soroti.[ citation needed ]

Overview

URN's news articles and programs are available on a monthly subscription basis in text, audio, and photo formats on the URN website. URN supplies audio, visual, and written news reports and programs to participating radio stations, television stations, newspapers, and other print media in Uganda.[ citation needed ] In addition to capturing, processing, and disseminating news, URN trains journalists, especially those from disadvantaged communities so that they can become better intermediaries in their dual role of capturing and disseminating news. [3] [4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ APC (11 April 2016). "Uganda Radio Network: Description". Androidpit.com (APC). Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Location of the Headquarters of Uganda Radio Network, Kamwookya, Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. ↑ UNESCO (2007). "Uganda Radio Network News Agency and Training Project". Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. ↑ URNRPC (11 April 2016). "About URN Citizen Reporting Platform". Kampala: Urncitizenreportingplatform.com (URNRPC). Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Assumpta Lattus, and Emmanuel Lubega (12 February 2016). "Citizen Reporters: Voice of the voiceless in rural Uganda". Dw.com (DWC). Retrieved 11 April 2016.

00°20′37″N32°35′00″E / 0.34361°N 32.58333°E / 0.34361; 32.58333

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