Author: Alagi Yorro Jallow

News, Opinion

Journalism is not activism: “A tiger doesn’t proclaim his tigritude, he pounces.”Activism and Political Bias Are Destroying People’s Faith in Journalism

Fatoumatta: The Gambian private media fought twenty-two years of former president Yahya Jammeh’s military turned civilian autocracy and suffered brutal persecutions, nocturnal arson attacks, torture, and death threats without compromising their reputation and professional integrity; those days, Gambian journalists under a despot played a heroic role in fighting for the […]

Opinion, Politics

President Barrow’s Choice: Congratulations Baboucarr Ousman Joof Honorable Minister, Well-Deserved!

I want to congratulate my friend and Serere brother Honorable Baboucarr Ousman Joof, on his appointment as Minister in charge of Policy Service, Administrative Reforms, Policy Coordination, and Delivery portfolio. I have known Honorable Baboucarr Joof, both personally and professionally. Offices, the Gambia Teacher’s Union headquarters, and the offices of […]