Tag: politics

Opinion

Editorial: The Fatu Network: Understanding the Divide Between Journalism and Public Relations

Fatoumatta: Journalism and public relations (PR) stand as distinct professions, each defined by unique objectives and ethical guidelines. Journalism focuses on delivering news, offering precise and impartial information to the public, and ensuring accountability among those in authority. A principal element in journalism is proximity, which guarantees that news is […]

News, Opinion, Politics

Immortalizing democracy heroes and proclaiming December 1 as Freedom Day, In addition to creating a Hall of Shame for dictatorship enablers and fence-sitters

Alagi Yorro Jallow. MAMUDU: It has become abundantly clear that President Adama Barrow and the Coalition 2016 leadership have lost focus following their significant electoral victory. Democracy Day, Freedom Day, or Liberation Day should be celebrated annually to mark the end of Africa’s worst dictatorship in a century and the […]

News, Opinion

The Gambia merits responsible citizenship and activism, not mere complaints on Facebook

Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: I do not know when the rain will stop falling on us in Gambia. The Gambia deserves responsible complainers, activists, feminists, and journalists. Sensationalism, sentimentality, emotionalism, and the manufacturing of consent are dangerous in a democracy and constitute an abuse of it. There is no truth […]