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Exploring the Failure of Mainstream Media: How Bloggers, Talk Show Hosts, Clicktivists, and Comedians Stand Apart from Professional Journalists

Fatoumatta: The new NPP ruling government’s propagandists have been likened to Joseph Goebbels in the media. In October 1926, Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as the Gauleiter for Berlin, recognizing his loyalty. It was here that Goebbels honed his skills in propaganda. He also gave in to his inclination for violence […]

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Gov’t of The Gambia should prioritize funding the public University of The Gambia rather than providing loans to parliamentarians and private media businesses. Part 1

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. Investing in higher education is more than a financial decision; it’s a […]

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Celebrating World Book Day 2024: “Days Gambians bought and read all the almost 100 James Hadley Chase’s enthralling thriller”

April 23rd is the day for all book lovers and bookworms to celebrate World Book Day or World Book and Copyright Day. UNESCO celebrates this day every year on April 23rd in honor of great literary figures like William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes, Vladimir Nabokov, and many more. It is a […]

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MERCHANTS OF TRUTH

BY Jill Abramson. Review Alagi Yorro Jallow ‧ Fatoumatta: I highly recommend this book to all Gambian journalists and media practitioners. Highly readable textbook with essential topics, in-depth reporting, endlessly fascinating anecdotes, and vivid writings. Ms.Jill Abramson, the first female editor-in-chief of the New York Times in 100 years, was […]