Uganda, Feb. 16 -- The Newspaper or print is dying" is something we hear so often nowadays that many journalists, media managers and media owners have already given up the battle, only struggling to live just a little longer until the death knell tolls and the familiar sound of the web printing machine goes quiet.

This is indeed true of newspapers in many parts of the world, Uganda inclusive, because it is no secret that many readers have migrated to reading news online - mostly from social media aggregators. The result is print circulation is down to unsustainable levels that in turn leads to mergers or complete shutdowns.

But as they say, even in the darkest of nights, a little star will twinkle somewhere in the dark sky giving hope t...