KAMPALA — Ultimate Multimedia Consult (U) Ltd (UMC), a top multimedia journalism and communications firm will on Friday July 29 host Mr. Javira Ssebwami Nsimbe, the team leader at UG Standard, an equally authoritative and professional news website in Uganda to speak to fellow digital media proprietors.
Mr. Ssebwami will speak about online media revenue generation, putting great emphasis on sustainability and opportunities in digital space.
The session, to be moderated by a digital communication consultant and trainer Mr. Edward Tumwine will be relayed via a live zoom link— starting Friday July 29 at 2:00 PM (link attached), according to organizers.
Mr. Ssebwami, an online journalist with over seven years of experience in digital media journalism is expected to share a wide-ranging experience— drawing on success stories from his previous exposures including PML Daily where is an active contributor.
Speaking to this reporter, Mr. Ssebwami said:
“It will be an honour to share with colleagues the dynamics in the digital space and how each one of us can benefit”.
Mr. Ssebwami also a public editor at UG Standard, separately runs a media marketing agency, Sahel Media Solutions which offers to brands value in the fast-changing landscape.
He is also a team leader at Green Alliance for Sustainability (GAS Uganda), a Ugandan environment and conservation NGO.
It is public knowledge that the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic resulted in huge financial pressures on media houses especially the online media with little or no revenue from advertisers, the main source of income for most media houses.
The absence of advertisers and sponsors for content generation means that they can no longer make enough money to sustain their wage bill and other running costs.
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