I am a doctoral candidate in Communication and Media Studies, at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, where I will defend my dissertation, “Digitizing Indigenous Language News in Uganda: the case of Bukedde media“ on October 1^st, 2026. I have over nine years of professional experience in print and online journalism primarily gained while working in major media organizations in Uganda, East Africa. I was a 2019 Knight Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. I hold a Master of Arts degree in International Journalism from Leeds University in the UK and a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Political Science & Sociology from Makerere University in Uganda.

My research explores how digital technologies are reshaping journalism in Africa and what these transformations reveal about the future of journalism in global contexts. At the intersection of digital journalism, indigenous language media, media and culture, and journalistic role perceptions, I examine how journalists negotiate technological change within specific social, cultural, and political-economic environments. Grounded in critical, cultural, science and technology studies and primarily using qualitative methods, my scholarship challenges the dominance of Western-centric assumptions in journalism studies by demonstrating how African media practices generate alternative understandings of journalistic innovation, professional identity, and media development.

I have presented my research at major conferences including the International Communication Association (ICA) and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). I have also served as an instructor of record and teaching assistant in media studies, writing and digital media production courses at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

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