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 […]
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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 […]
December 1. The Day Gambians Decided to End Dictatorship and Embrace Democracy
PUBLIC STATEMENT Eight years ago, Gambians under the auspices of the 2016 Grand Coalition of opposition parties voted out the autocratic regime of Yaya Jammeh in the December 1 presidential election. It marked the first time in the 60 years of the nation’s history for citizens to remove a president […]
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 […]