Grieved by the untimely demise of sports journalist and news presenter, Pa Barrow, 39, the Gambia media fraternity has mourned the award-winning journalist who died at his residence in Fajikunda, Kanifing Municipality, in the early hours of Saturday, November 22, 2025. He was laid to rest in his home village of Naini Sukuta on Saturday,…
Maimouna Ndour Faye, owner of the private television channel 7TV, is one of two journalists who remain in custody of five arrested in a media crackdown. (Photo: Courtesy Mamadou Awa Ndiaye) Dakar, October 29, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to immediately release two journalists arrested in an October 28-29, 2025, crackdown on two outlets — 7TV and RFM…
Journalists from across the globe are currently undergoing a two-week seminar on new media platforms operations and management in Beijing, China. The seminar, which started from 17 October, is expected to end on 30 October 2025. Organised by the Research Training Institute in collaboration with the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) of China, the…
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) and International IDEA together with the European Union and media stakeholders have validated the revised Journalism Charter. The two-day media stakeholders engagement was held at a local hotel in Kotu. The head of International IDEA Gambia office, Jainaba Faye, applauded the Gambia Press Union (GPU) for inserting provisions such as…
Gambian journalist Sankulleh Janko has been awarded Best Radio Broadcaster at the inaugural ECOWAS Excellence Awards for Journalists, held in Banjul on Friday. Janko was recognised for his outstanding contributions to radio journalism, making him the first and only Gambian to receive an award at the regional event, which honoured twelve journalists from across West…
ECOWAS Prepares to Recognize Its Citizen Journalists with Inaugural Journalist Excellence Award Ceremony Scheduled to Take Place in Banjul, The Gambia The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently announced a landmark initiative, launching its first-ever Journalist Excellence Award. This significant move formalizes ECOWAS’s commitment to recognizing media professionals not just as observers, but…
The Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (GCCPC) on Friday rallied journalists from major media outlets to expose them to its roles and functions, and to the necessary legal frameworks regulating competition in the business sector and protecting consumer rights. Over fifteen journalists from broadcast, electronic and print media participate in the training, held at…
The Deputy Head of Mission from the European Union Delegation to The Gambia, Raphaël Brigand has said a free and responsible media is the backbone of any democratic society. Mr Brigand was speaking during the opening ceremony of a two-day capacity building training for Media Council Gambia (MCG) and Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Media…
Prodigious young female author Fatoumata Bayo has lamented that the media has brainwashed young girls of her generation about marriage. The young author was reacting to a question in an exclusive interview. She was quizzed over the themes or stories she feels are most important to tell or amplify as a young woman writer. The…
