New Vision

New Vision is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the Daily Monitor. It is published by the Vision Group, which has its head office on First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city in that East African country.

It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Ugandan government. It was founded in 1955 as the Uganda Argus,{{cite book |last=Barrington-Ward |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Barrington-Ward |title=Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved, and what next? |year=2010 |publisher=Oxford Civic Society |location=Oxford |page=author's biography on rear cover}} a British colonial government publication. Between 1962 and 1971, the first Obote government kept the name of its daily publication as Uganda Argus. Following the rise to power of Idi Amin in 1971, the government paper was renamed Voice of Uganda. When Amin was deposed in 1979, the second Obote government named its paper Uganda Times. When the National Resistance Movement seized power in 1986, the name of the daily newspaper was changed to New Vision. The Uganda Argus and its successors always presented as the "official" newspaper of the government in power.{{cite news |last=Mark Kirumira|

date=3 May 2007| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200705020734.html| title=Uganda: The Limping Newspaper Industry |first=and Jan Ajwang| newspaper=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com|access-date=24 September 2017}}

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The Vision Group, incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started business in March 1986. It is a multimedia business conglomerate, that publishes newspapers, magazines and internet content. It also owns television stations, radio stations for which it provides some original programming. In addition, NVPPCL carries out commercial printing and advertising. NVPPCL is listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange, where it trades under the symbol NVL.{{cite web| url=https://www.use.or.ug/listed/nvl |title=New Vision Printing And Publishing Company Limited |access-date=24 September 2017 |date=24 September 2017 | publisher=Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) | author=USE |location=Kampala}}

On 12 October 2006, William Pike, chief executive officer (CEO) of the newspaper, resigned followed by editor-in-chief David Sseppuuya less than two weeks later.{{cite web| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200610270188.html|title=Uganda: New Vision Chief Editor Resigns|last=Grace Matsiko, Solomon Muyita|first=and Emmanuel Gyezaho|date=27 October 2006|publisher=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com | access-date=6 July 2014}} Pike had had a long history with the paper, starting there as a sports journalist 19 years before. He was largely credited with maintaining a degree of editorial independence for the newspaper. It was reported in 2006 that "press freedom in Uganda might be in jeopardy", and that Pike was being "forced to resign apparently at the behest of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni".{{cite web| url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200610230129.html|title=Uganda: Press Freedom in Uganda Might Be in Jeopardy|first=Angelo|last=Izama|date=21 October 2006|access-date=6 July 2014|newspaper=Daily Monitor via AllAfrica.com}}

Pike's departure was followed by the appointment of Ugandan government spokesman Robert Kabushenga as CEO.{{cite news|date=12 October 2006|

url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6043834.stm|title=Shake Up At Top Ugandan Newspaper|work=BBC News|access-date=6 July 2014}} As of July 2014, Kabushenga was still the CEO.{{cite web| url=http://visiongroup.co.ug/senior-management/ |title=Vision Group: Senior Management |access-date=24 September 2017 |date=24 September 2017 |publisher=New Vision Group (NVG)| author=NVG |location=Kampala}}

In late November 2006, Belgian journalist and activist Els de Temmerman became editor-in-chief after receiving written guarantees of her editorial independence.{{cite news|first=Els|last=De Temmerman|location=Kampala|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/20/535270|title=Letter From The Editor-in-Chief|newspaper=New Vision (newspaper)|date=30 November 2006|access-date=6 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124022/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/20/535270|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}} She resigned her post on 24 October 2008, stating "I have concluded that I can no longer count on the assurances I received when I accepted the job and so I must resign". In February 2009, Els de Temmerman returned as the editor-in-chief after a four-month absence.{{cite web| url=http://webmail.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2309%3Abelgian-boss-returning-to-new-vision&Itemid=96|title=Belgian Boss Returning To New Vision| first=Ibrahim | last=Ssemujju Nganda|date=4 February 2009|access-date=6 July 2014|newspaper=The Observer (Uganda)}} She resigned for the final time in mid-April 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.ug/index.php/cover-story/cover-story/82-cover-story/2891-who-is-taking-over-their-jobs|title=Who Is Taking Over Their Jobs?|date=10 May 2010|access-date=6 July 2014|author=Cover Story|newspaper=The Independent (Uganda)|location=Kampala|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140552/http://www.independent.co.ug/index.php/cover-story/cover-story/82-cover-story/2891-who-is-taking-over-their-jobs|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}} making room for her deputy, Barbara Kaija, who was formally appointed as the editor-in-chief.

• Media in Uganda
• List of newspapers in Uganda

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• [https://www.newvision.co.ug/ Website of the New Vision newspaper]
• [http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/uganda.htm List of online newspapers In Uganda]
• [http://www.newvisionuganda.info/ New Vision Uganda info]

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