About Me

Charlotte is a lecturer and internship coordinator at the Department of Journalism and Communication. She is highly skilled in the fields of journalism and communication, including writing for all aspects of communication, editing and research. Her teaching and research interests include: public journalism; media, war and conflict reporting; peace journalism; and crisis communication. She has a PhD. in Media and Communication from the University of Oslo, a Master of Science in Media and Communication from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a Bachelor of Mass Communication from Makerere University. Charlotte has a combined 25 years’ experience in journalism (reporting, writing and editing), communication in the development context, teaching, research, and academic supervision. She has previously served in senior editorial roles in some of the leading newspapers in Uganda, and has worked with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Uganda as a communication specialist in the areas of strategic communication, humanitarian coordination, and crisis prevention and recovery. Charlotte has also served the Department as coordinator of the DANIDA-funded annual Uganda Investigative Journalism Awards administered by the Department and the East African Media Institute (EAMI), as programs coordinator, and as Masters coordinator. She has undertaken consultancy assignments with various national and international organizations.

Email: charlotte.ntulume@mak.ac.ug