OMPA’s websites attract 5,292,828 monthly visitors (2,596,412 unique), more than the combined traffic of Uganda’s leading newspapers which have 3,909,700 visitors.
Dixon Ampumuza Kagurusi, www.theugandan.com.ug reporter, has been picked as the new treasurer of the organization for digital journalists and publishers— Online Media Publishers Association-Uganda (OMPA).
OMPA announced on Monday that ChimpReports’ Managing Editor Giles Muhame has been elected President of the Association and will be deputized by Eagle Online publisher Richard Wanambwa.
Youthful Campus Bee editor and founder, Emmy Omongin as the association’s secretary while Kawowo Sports founder and IT expert, Joseph Owino will serve as Kagurusi’s deputy among others.
Kagurusi a politician, community media advancement and social entrepreneur possesses strong networks in the international community.
He innovated and oversaw the growth of Daily Monitor’s Newspapers in Education (NiE) programme addressing literacy-related issues in Uganda’s primary education before crossing to state-run NewVision as Advocacy Manager of the Media in Education section.
His partners in media and advocacy circles describe him as “an extraordinary literacy servant”.
Kagurusi recently won a Media based Financial Literacy funded by Resilient Africa Network and USAID. In 2013 at an event held in Poland, his WASH (water sanitation and hygiene) project was voted the best in Africa by France based World Association of Newspapers.
About OMPA
OMPA is a nonprofit membership organization for digital journalists and publishers— connecting cutting-edge journalism, latest technology tools and innovation.
The organisation’s mission is to inspire innovation, investigative and professional journalism; and excellence among journalists and publishers to better serve the public.
Membership includes journalists, technologists, executives and publishers in Uganda who produce news for and support digital delivery systems.
Online media publishers association members: Matooke Republic , Eagle Online, Watchdog Uganda, ChimpReports, Investigator, Campus Bee, She Spell, CEO Magazine, Big Eye, Galaxy FM Site, HowweBiz, Trumpet News, Xclusive Uganda, Muwado, TheUgandan, Kawowo Sport, Showbiz Uganda and PcTech Magazine
The association will host an annual Online News Association conference and administer Online Journalism Awards.
The association’s websites attract 5,292,828 monthly visitors (2,596,412 unique), more than the combined traffic of Uganda’s leading newspapers which have 3,909,700 visitors. It also boasts of a combined social media reach of 1,414,125- Facebook (1,215,430) and Twitter (198,295). The association has since called on government to urgently look into a policy that requires government agencies to consider online channels for their communications across board- including statutory notices.
It also urged government to relax and or change of government PPDA-focused media buying protocols as a way of earning government better returns on investment.
The association will spearhead efforts in training and skills enhancement of government and private sector communicators, to allow them appreciate and leverage the power of the internet.
