Mr.Owens, Thanks for the forward. >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Observer Gets New Editor-in-Chief-Attention PA NDERRY MBAI >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:07:54 +0000 > >Pa Nderry > >Please read the latest from the Independent; > > >Daily Obserer Editor-in-Chief Replaced > >The Independent (Banjul) >NEWS >January 14, 2005 >Posted to the web January 14, 2005 > >By Ahmed Carayol >Banjul > > >The recently appointed Editor of the Daily Observer, Miss Ndey Tapha Sosseh >has been replaced by one Momodou Sanyang, following the inauguration of the >company?s new Board of Directors. > >Reports reaching The Independent revealed that she was relieved of her >duties on the grounds that at the time of her appointment, the Managing >Editor of the paper, Sheriff Bojang did not consult with the then Board of >Directors. > >According to insiders, the former board headed by Lang Conteh was virtually >dysfunctional and as a result Sheriff could not consult with them to >authenticate the appointment of Ndey Tapha Sosseh. > >Another theory suggests that the company?s management were not the least >happy with some members of the staff, who took part in the solidarity march >organised by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) to vent their anger over the >gruesome killing of Deyda Hydara, a professional colleague and the >subsequent one-week news blackout by several independent media houses, >which the management reportedly argued accumulated to several loss of >revenues for the company. > >As a result, the salaries of some of the affected staff were deducted >including the replaced Editor-in-chief, who requested for a one-week casual >leave. > >Reports indicated that the action prompted the management, who were grieved >over the situation to replace the then Editor-In-Chief with a substitution. >But some of the insiders, who felt disgruntled over this latest >development, said they were bullied into rubbish. > >Though lot of hellable things were being ascribed to the issue, the new >Editor, Mr. Modou Sanyang who was introduced to members of staff on Monday >in a meeting held at the office, did not report work as at time. > >Meanwhile, efforts to talk to former Editor-in-Chief and the Managing >Editor, Sheriff Bojang, proved futile. > > >Pa Nderry M'bai <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Ndey has been replaced. That's the story. The >circumstances surrounding her replacement is not yet clear. >But Post and L members will be informed accordingly >whenever, we received any reliable info about her abrupt >replacement. > > > >From: Sanusi Owens > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: Observer Gets New Editor-in-Chief-Attention PA NDERRY MBAI > >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:19:31 +0000 > > > >Thanks for this news briefing. > > > >Does this mean that Ndey Tapha Sosseh has been replaced??? I was made to > >believe that Ndey Tapha is still the Editor in Chief.. > > > >Good weekend > > > >Sanusi > > > >Pa Nderry M'bai >wrote: > >News > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Observer gets new editor > >By Ebrima Jaw Manneh > >Jan 14, 2005, 10:30 > > > >Email this article > >Printer friendly page > > > > > >Momodou Sanyang > >Momodou Sanyang, associate consultant with Management Development > >Consultants International, has been appointed editor-in-chief of the >Daily > >Observer newspaper with effect from Tuesday, January 11. He replaces Ndey > >Tapha Sosseh. > > > >Sanyang attended Sukuta Primary School, Armitage High School and then St > >Augustine’s High School. He enrolled in the School of Public Health, >where > >he graduated as a public health inspector and served at various health > >posts > >country wide. > > > >Mr Sanyang left for the former USSR in 1975 to pursue a masters degree in > >international relations at Kiev State University, Ukraine. He returned to > >the country in 1979, and taught Literature, English and Government at St > >Augustine’s Junior Secondary School before joining Action Aid-The Gambia >in > >1986. > > > >At Action Aid, Sanyang served in the Donor- Liaison Unit, Research > >Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Development and Communication Unit > > > >In 1995 he resigned on health grounds but subsequently secured a job at >the > >Village Savings and Credit Association, VISACA, as monitoring and > >evaluation > >officer. > >At the end of that contract, Sanyang went into consultancy until his new > >appointment at the Daily Observer. > >Asked to comment on his new job in relation to the impartiality of the > >Daily > >Observer’s editorial line, Sanyang said: “I know that the press should be > >independent, objective and neutral. These principles I want to uphold. I > >will not throw spanners in the wheel of press freedom. If the paper was > >being viewed as objective, I will work to consolidate and improve on >that. > >This is my intention.” > > > >On whether he had any media experience the new Daily Observer editor >said: > >“If you look at my work experience at Action Aid, the job of a >development > >liaison officer is to prepare project proposals for funding. This >entailed > >not only preparing project, but receiving progress report from various > >project managers for onwards transmission to donors. This entailed >editing > >and verification of reports. > >“Additionally at Action Aid, we had a publication team that publishes a > >development newspaper called Yiriwa Kibaroo. I was an editor and >secretary > >to this newspaper. I also received in-house-training in news writing and > >editing.” > > > >© Copyright 2003 by Observer Company > > > >Top of Page > > > > > > > >News > >Latest Headlines > > > >APRC on ‘reconciliation’ tour > >Observer gets new editor > >FJC fires at Halifa > >Paul commission to probe more officials > >Journalists return from training > >Ahmadis hold youth conference > >Livestock dealers call off strike > >4 Foni detainees still in Mile II > >Sabally to launch book > >YOUNG OBSERVER > >CPA, Unicef launch handbook on child protection for NAMS > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Don't just search. Find. 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