"So,maybe we should REFOCUS our cameras back on Mr.Samba and
debate whether or not he will be able to negotiate a sensible middle ground
between his business interests, on the one hand, and the need to tell the
Gambian people the brutal truth about their leaders,on the other."
I will like to reflect briefly on the above points made by Bass. I believe
this is a very important point to note. Since expierence has always shown
that must of the time the businessmen owning Newspapers got cut up between
defending their interest as well as sending the right message to the people
even if it means getting hard on ruling government.
If sending the right and truthfull message affects the ruling state then
they might have to be a mouth piece for the government alternatively they
will have to take the hardline. And that is send the right message.
The Struggle Continues
Ndey Jobarteh
-----Original Message-----
From: Bassirou Dodou Drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 28 May 1999 11:54
Subject: Re: Amadou Samba buys the Daily Observer
>Unless my reading of Mr.Ceesay's piece is wrong,the ownership of British
>News Papers is secondary, if not outright irrelevant, to the issue under
>discussion here.So,maybe we should REFOCUS our cameras back on Mr.Samba and
>debate whether or not he will be able to negotiate a sensible middle ground
>between his business interests, on the one hand, and the need to tell the
>Gambian people the brutal truth about their leaders,on the other.
>
>And until then...... keep Up The Good Work Down There!!
>
>
> Regards Basss!
>
>*********************************************************************
>
>>From: momodou njie <[log in to unmask]>
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>>Subject: Re: Amadou Samba buys the Daily Observer
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>>Hi Everyone,
>>
>>It was not my intention to go public about this matter, as many of you
>>would
>>have guessed from the format. It would therefore not be right to do so
>>right
>>now. I still believe, however, that Ebrima should update his information
>>about newspaper ownership in this country and come back to us with facts.
>>Cheers.
>>
>>
>>Momodou
>>
>>
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>>
>>>From: ebrima ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>>><[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: Amadou Samba buys the Daily Observer
>>>Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 03:16:08 PDT
>>>
>>>Momodou Njie,
>>>
>>>Both Tiny Rowlands and Robert Maxwell have passed away, but their
families
>>>still own or have majority shares in some of these powerful media groups.
>>>
>>>By the way, I received the following piece from Matarr Njie, and I am
>>>posting it for your (Gambia L members) perusal.
>>>
>>>Cheers!!
>>>
>>>Ebrima Ceesay,
>>>Birmingham, UK.
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "matarr njie" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>CC: [log in to unmask]
>>>>Subject: Re: Amadou Samba buys the Daily Observer
>>>>Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 20:53:01 PDT
>>>>
>>>>Ebrima Ceesay,
>>>>
>>>>I am not surprise that you are speculating and engaging your mischivous
>>>>mind on fruitless ventures once again ! If Samba is close to President
>>>>Jammeh, as you alleged, what is the deal since Samba has declared from
>>>>the
>>>>onset that the editorial independence of the Observer will be maintained
>>>>?
>>>>By the way, a newspaper's credibility is not only maintained because it
>>>>is
>>>>critical of a government. Rather, credibility of a newspaper comes from
>>>>reporting facts, I mean facts, and not speculation, and one of your
>>>>trademarks, as is now well established, is misreporting and misquoting !
>>>>
>>>>As I said earlier, this bantaba cannot be used as a propaganda tool to
>>>>spread your lies and biased reporting about the Gambia. We are here to
>>>>ensure that this does not happen. In fact, as I promised Katim Touray, I
>>>>have been in touch with the St John's University informing them of the
>>>>subversive nature of this discussion group, and I have been asked to
>>>>provide evidence. I am glad that you have now given me the ginpowder !
>>>>Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Matarr.
>>>>
>>>>
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