Sorry I meant to say report carried by freedom newspaper on foroyaa from my previous post.. Sorry for the error



Demba

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From: Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]>

Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:50:58 

To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list<[log in to unmask]>

Subject: Disturbing Revelations coming out of Foroyaa Reporters' grievances!!!



A report carried by Foroyaa today indicated some serious tension between

the editorial board and the staff reporters. From what we have read on

Freedom and Jollof News, it raises more questions about the reporters'

relationship with the editors and some of the stories that may have reached

foroyaa but never made it to the public light..



The report stated *"The classical example is Fabakary’s artcle on

Vice-President was released by the police.He has not done his investigation

properly. He didn’t know, he published that she is still in detention. They

called me, and all that existed was for me to say ‘’look at the byline”.

Why are you NIA calling me? What did I do? I accepted responsibility for

him because it is more difficult to nail me than to nail anyone of you. I

slept there for how many days when I could have simply said look at the

byline and go and get him. That’s what you call a sense of responsibility."*

**

Was the Vice President of the country arrested/detained and it was not made

public? Did Halifa got arrested and detained for days with the NIA and it

never made it to the public despite both Halifa and VP Saidy being public

officials?  Read the report on freedom: Freedom

<http://freedomnewspaper.com/Homepage/tabid/36/mid/367/newsid367/7235/Gambia-Breaking-News--I-DONT-WANT-ANY-OF-YOU-TO-ATTEND-MY-BURIAL-IF-I-DIE-Halifa-Salleh-Tells-Foroyaa-Reporters-Who-Signed-A-Petition-Letter/Default.aspx>.

Also read a subsequent report about the same grievance on

JollofNews<http://jollofnews.com/20120118yaya-dampha-reacts-to-foroyaajollof-news-controversy.html>

.



If the report on freedom is to go by... Halifa again has come out very hard

on his reporters. His speech to them shows anger and talking above the

reporters even insinuating that those reporters got their jobs by hanging

around there or taking refuge. This is really very disturbing coming from

such a leader like Halifa.



Anyway, just my thoughts and we shall reach out to halifa again for

clarification... just food for thought...



Demba







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