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Human Rights, News, Opinion

“Defend the Republic”

I just want to take the opportunity to express heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to my colleagues in the civil society under the leadership of TANGO and to The Gambia Press Union and all its journalists and media houses and indeed to the People of The Gambia for your show of […]

Human Rights, 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 […]

Human Rights, News

Irresponsible Exercise of Freedom of Expression Retreat Democracy in Crisis and Give Rise to both Benevolent and Malevolent Dictatorship?

Fatoumatta: As we exercise our God-given right to freedom of choice and expression, we must not do not forget that temperance, proper judgment, the skillful economy of words, strategy, deep insight, and not burning the bridge of tomorrow are all marks of correct choices. As we support or oppose the […]

Good Book, News

Book Review: In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu’s Congo

by Michela Wrong. Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow . Fatoumatta: Another good book by Journalist Michela Wrong. Of her books, I shared. Her books are worth reading for students of Political Science, public policy influencers, and journalists interested in corruption. As a foreign correspondent stationed in Zaire/Congo, the author, Journalist […]