A FREE, FAIR AND UNRESTRICTED MEDIA HAS THE CAPABILITY OF CHECKING ON ALL
THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, AND SERVING AS A WATCH DOG OVER THEM. THIS
INEVITABLY KEEPS PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM ABUSING THE POWERS GIVEN THEM. IN A
GOVERNMENT WHERE THERE IS NO MEDIA, THERE WOULD BE THE TENDENCY OF
CORRUPTION AND THE ABUSE OF POWER AT ITS WORST STAGES. FURTHER, A MEDIA
SYSTEM WITHOUT THE FREEDOM AND ABILITY TO WRITE AND OR BROADCAST INCIDENTS,
ISSUES, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AS THEY UNFOLD, WITHOUT THE FEAR OF ARREST, TORTURE,
INTIMIDATION AND EVEN DEATH, IS A TOOTHLESS MOUTH.

    IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT, A CENSORED MEDIA IS A POOR MEDIA. THE
PROPOSED BILL, WILL HANDICAP THE GAMBIAN MEDIA WITH THE TENDENCY OF
TRANSFORMING IT INTO YET ANOTHER "JALIBA", WHO WILL ONLY SAY WHAT PLEASES
THE BOSS OR RISK STARVING HIMSELF. THE CALL IS TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; LET
THEM REALISE THAT, A CENSORED MEDIA, IS LIKE A BODY WITHOUT THE MIND. YES,
IT WILL FUNCTION, BUT WITHOUT THE FLAIR AND VERY ESSENCE OF THE MEDIA, BEING
THE CRITIC.
PONDER ON THIS WHILE YOU DEBATE.
HARONA.


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