Culled from the voiceout homepage: come.to/voiceout/
=====================================================

" I would like to comment on GRTS' coverage of the situation yesterday,
while parents are sitting at home worried about their children who the
army and paramilitary have refused to let them see or talk to - our
"beloved" TV station was showing music videos and stupid
documentaries!!!!. Where were the reporters and cameramen who should have
been doing their jobs even if they had to do so with an armed convoy.  The
report by Fatou Dibba was so biased and one-sided I am surprised she
didn't come out at point blank and accuse the students of starting the
whole violence.
How comne GRTS cameras didn't film the violence at Brikama, or show the
whole entire nation detailed shots of the aftermath at hospitals, police
stations, army barracks, paramilitary headquaters etc, instead we saw
brief pictures during the 8pm news and that was it - then they started
playing music and showing documentaries like nothing was wrong  - Is that
responsible journalism?.
How come there wasn't atleast panel discussions about what happened or
interviews with citizens about the day's events or even readings from the
Koran or Bible to reflect the sombre mood that everyone was in - I believe
showing music clips was blatant disregard and irresponsible of the
managers, producers and reporters at GRTS.
The children should have smashed the eqipment at your stationa atleast
that would have given you the excuse not to show us the nonsense you
showed yesterday."

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L
Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html

----------------------------------------------------------------------------