By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC. From London’s Fleet Street to New York’s Fifth Avenue, speculation and gossip have always been the fuel that powers the global media machine. Whether it’s the scandalous dalliances of a Capitol Hill power broker or the latest rumors from Buckingham Palace, no figure in […]
Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: Eight years ago, President Adama Barrow’s accusations against certain unethical Gambian journalists who demanded money for positive news coverage were not only disappointing; they were concerning. Many young idealistic reporters are disillusioned by what they are asked to do in the name of journalism. While some […]
Fatoumatta: Gambian home-based scholars and intellectuals must embrace the ‘publish or perish’ ethos and adopt a macro rather than micro perspective to achieve global recognition like their peers, but not in obscurity. Alagi Yorro Jallow. I’m not very familiar with Dr. Mbye Kebba Kah. I haven’t encountered him on any […]
By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC There comes a time in every intellectual exchange when one must tear away the thin veneer of sophistication to expose the festering mediocrity beneath. Sadly, Dr. Assan Jallow, in his latest tragic attempt at rebutting my critique, offers us just such an occasion. His response, cloaked in […]