Hi Everyone,
I agree with what Ndey says about businessmen (or women), be it Kenneth Best
or Amadou Samba.
Cheers,
Momodou
>From: Ndey Jobarteh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Amadou Samba buys the Daily Observer
>Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 03:03:50 +0100
>
>"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
> >>Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 01:49:31 PDT
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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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>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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