Demba,
Are you saying if one doesn't affiliate with PDOIS, one should not
read the paper? That should by extension go with any other paper that
is openly more sympathetic to PDOIS then. Any paper whose editor
openly support PDOIS is on equal measure bias towards other parties.
I think Demba, you are wrong in your analysis. Foroyaa see themselves
as an independent news paper, although that is a questionable posture.
They are saying, "we are investigating" and also stating "WHAT DID THE
POLICE TOLD PETERS". The Paper has taken a moral high ground on so
many issues, priding themselves as the only believable outlet, yet the
are after all not independent or neutral. In that case why can't they
stay out this partisan issue, since i hardly read any thing UDP on
Foroyaa.
The media is suppose to be an information vehicle that should be
independent and non-partisan. This is not always the case, but there
is no need for political parties to have their own newspapers.
If media personalities like Baba Galleh, Sankareh or any other
journalist with a paper suddenly became a politician, the wise thing
to do is employ somebody else to run the paper and allow independence,
neutrality and fair play to take precedence over bias and
self-centered publications.
I have to admit, i hardly read Foroyaa, the free press (echo,
Senegambia, The Gambiajournal, Allgambia, Freedom, Gainako, Maafanta
does it for me.)
But if editors out there wish to republish verbatim the editorials and
reports of Foroyaa, this means those papers are directly aiding the
propaganda and attention seeking mechanism of PDOIS.
In closing, Foroyaa took the moral high of saying "we are
investigating" and trying to water down Ousainou speech. If any one do
that to Halifa, I am sure hell would have broke loose.
Suntou Bolonba
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Suntou,
>
> In as much as you see Foroyaa as a newspaper you also have to understand
> that the paper is an organ of a political party. So only if you don't
> understand the role Foroyaa plays that you can be taken by surprise that
> they ponder towards their ideology. If UDP or any other political party had
> a similar organ they will be promoting their brand more than anybody else.
>
> How would you assess Suntou's blog report issues related to the UDP??? vs
> PDOIS or APRC? Sometimes understanding political components goes a long way
> to help one analyse reports. If you see such a skewed report on Gainako or
> senegambia or other more independent papers may be you can call them on
> it....
>
> Hope that helps clarify so you don't try to make something out of nothing...
>
> Demba
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 4:28 AM, Dave Manneh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Mr Touray,
>>
>> Please elaborate a little more if you would, on what constitutes
>> “Political Opportunism” on Forooya and/PDOIS’ part/s?
>>
>> I’ve read both links you provided, and I am still none the wiser as to
>> what could have raised your ire.
>>
>> I suppose most importantly too, why, in your view
>> should PDOIS and Foroyaa be two entities; independent and separate from each
>> other?
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> NB: Am at a loose-end presently; having finished one project and not
>> started on another. So I've spare time to indulge in cyber chitchat.
>>
>> 2009/10/29 suntou touray <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>> [ This e-mail is posted to Gambia|Post e-Gathering by suntou touray
>>> <[log in to unmask]> ]
>>>
>>>
>>> In has much i wish to avoid focusing on the style the foroyya news
>>> paper adopted in reporting the UDP rally and subsiquent events, one
>>> cannot but comment on their strategic ploy to make the issue down bit.
>>> The Foroyaa reportage culled from www.gainako.com higligthed serious
>>> opportunism on the part of Foroyaa the arm of PDOIS. They claim that,
>>> whatever was mention on the UDP rally was reported by their paper. As
>>> if rallies are the same as news paper items. If it is trust and mutual
>>> cooperation we are all advocating, the Foroyaa should change its
>>> stance and see to it that, their views or way is not the only way.
>>>
>>> We want to respect the persons and agendas of all the opposition, try
>>> to bridge the gabs, therefore, Foroyaa activitiues on this issue is
>>> unprofessional and politically bias.
>>>
>>> http://www.gainako.com/news/news/2009/10/29/public-meeting-by-political-parties-is-a-constitutional-political-and-civic-right-and-not-a-privilege.html.
>>>
>>>
>>> In an earlier coverage on the episode, Foroyya went as far as quote a
>>> number to the people that attended the rally. Were they guessing or
>>> did they actually count the number of people that attended the rally?
>>> Foroyaa should do its best to always be seen to be independent of
>>> PDOIS, if not their side of stories like this will be rejected and/or
>>> taken with a pinch of salt.
>>> http://www.foroyaa.gm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3750
>>> Suntou Bolonba
>>>
>>>
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