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Swaebou Conateh reacts
By Ebrima Jaw Manneh
Nov 10, 2004, 16:20

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Swaebou Conateh, the proprietor of News and Report magazine has reacted to criticisms of media houses’ acceptance of President Jammeh’s Ramadan gifts.

According to Mr Conateh, the Gambian journalism fraternity is united in its stand on “critical” issues concerning the profession and professionalism as “exemplified by what happen in the case of the Media Commission Act.”

“It is those substantial issues we should be concerned about and not side issues of marginal effect on the future development of the profession,” he added.

He further said that the gift was presented in public, adding “when we speak of journalists not accepting gifts, we especially mean gifts of a type given covertly.”

He said the gifts given by the President is not something that will affect “our work as journalists since it is meant for our staff who are also among the poor of this country.

Many of them are not even journalists and will never be concerned with problems of critical consideration or stories concerning the president or anyone in his government.”

Conateh stated that the Observer’s Sheriff Bojang, Pap Saine of The Point and Alieu Sanyang of The Gambia Daily were present at the State House when the gifts were given.

The News and Report boss denied taking a “grain of rice” and said: “It is meant for the needy. It was shared among my staff. And Gambian journalists are among the poor who are poorly paid like any other journalist in Africa.”

He further said that some people have “conscencious objections. Their conscience will not accept the gift even if the whole world accepts it.”

© Copyright 2003 by Observer Company

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