Fatoumatta: Worldwide, governments and press organizations mark World Press Freedom Day with significant fanfare, including issuing statements, holding symposia, and organizing marches. Has President Adama Barrow or his Information and Propaganda Minister made any statements commemorating World Press Freedom Day in The Gambia? On this day, governments, ministers responsible for […]
Author: Alagi Yorro Jallow
Gambia Gov’t should have prioritized funding the public University of The Gambia rather than providing loans to parliamentarians and private media businesses. Part III
The government of The Gambia should have prioritized funding the public University of The Gambia rather than providing loans to parliamentarians and private media businesses. This would have enabled poor students who cannot afford tuition increases to benefit. Alagi Yorro Jallow Part III Fatoumatta: I engaged in an informal dialogue […]
“Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater just to appease your superiors and politicians,” Alagi Yoro Jallow writes
I’ve observed individuals who work for the Gambian government, or who directly benefit from it, instructing the Gambian media on how to perform their duties. I would remain silent if their arguments weren’t so foolishly focused on their own interests. For some, the private media is deemed objective only when […]
The government of The Gambia should have prioritized funding the public University of The Gambia rather than providing loans to parliamentarians and private media businesses. Part II
The government of The Gambia should have prioritized funding the public University of The Gambia rather than providing loans to parliamentarians and private media businesses. This would have enabled poor students who cannot afford tuition increases to benefit. Gambians often favor comforting narratives over harsh truths. Following my article on […]