by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Journalism and activism serve distinct purposes and must be differentiated. Journalism focuses on reporting facts, offering impartial information, and holding the powerful to account. Conversely, activism is concerned with advocating for change and championing particular causes. The blurring of these roles can compromise the credibility […]
Human rights activist Madi Jobarteh has received the Press Freedom Hero Award 2024. He was awarded at the GPU Journalism Award held on December 7, 2024. Below is the statement of appreciation written by Mr. Jobarteh after receiving the award. Honoured and Inspired with Appreciation and Gratitude! The Struggle Continues… […]
Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: What lessons can Gambian politicians, populist Imams, journalists, and tribal leaders draw from the 1994 Rwanda Genocide and the ongoing fake news crisis? The propagation of identity politics and religious intolerance by politicians, alongside journalists who are seemingly compromised and on the payrolls of political and […]
By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington, D.C. If journalism were a cathedral, Pa Modou Bojang, the proprietor of Home Digital FM and Membekering Tv, would not merely be the graffiti artist scrawling obscenities on its sacred walls; he would be the torchbearer setting it ablaze, ignorant of its beauty, blind to […]