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    Alagie Yorro Jallow Gambian Journalist Authors a New Book

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    By Gainako on October 1, 2013 News

     

    Delayed Democracy(The boom in Gambian Studies continues)

    Alagie Yorro Jallow, co-founder and former managing editor of the banned Independent newspaper in The Gambia, has just published a highly recommended book on the Gambian Media, which will be officially released (available for sale) on 26th October 2013. The book cover, meanwhile, is attached here, for your information; and the price of the paperback edition is £19 dollars per copy. Appropriately titled Delayed Democracy: How the Press Collapsed in The Gambia, the book has 250 pages and is published by Author House, USA (www.authorhouse.com)

    The study is scholarly, extremely well-researched, theoretically sound and clearly structured, with end notes, bibliographic references and acknowledgements. And although it is a scholarly text, it is, all the same, easy to read and written with clarity. It is a very compelling and well–written account of how the Yahya Jammeh regime has, since 1994, continuously targeted freedom of expression and opinion in The Gambia, and passed draconian laws that have been used to stifle journalists, human rights defenders and government critics.

    The book analyses the effect of President Yahya Jammeh’s takeover of the Gambia from a historical, political, and socio-economic context. It offers a useful and comprehensive contribution to the legal and political debate about freedom of expression—or more accurately stated, the lack thereof—in The Gambia. The study also proposes a theoretical framework specifically applicable to The Gambia, because the author maintains that the relationship between The Gambia and the media is in some ways unique. But there is a good balance between the theoretical material and empirical evidence, and this makes the study particularly refreshing. This is, by far, the best, most up-to-date, study available today on the state of the Gambian media since 1994. It certainly fills (or closes) a major gap in the literature on mass communication and the press in Africa generally.

    At the end of the book, the author offers useful suggestions for reforming the media in The Gambia. The author indicates that, above all else, lasting change in The Gambia can likely only be successful if the political climate in The Gambia shifts rather dramatically, or if the Jammeh regime shows signs of sensitivity to international political pressure. The author urges the government to repeal laws that inhibit freedom of expression, and ensure that both law and practice are in line with the standards enshrined in the human rights treaties to which the Gambia is a party to.

    Alagie Yorro Jallow has written an excellent and relevant study that provides a well-documented insight into the deteriorating freedom of expression in The Gambia, as well as offers some helpful/useful suggestions for effecting changes that could bring about improved human rights in the Gambia. The study will also prove a valuable source of reference for students, researchers and policy makers.

    The author, Alagi Yorro Jallow, is currently a lecturer in Media Studies and Communications at the Department of General Management, Martinde Tours School of Management and Economics, at the Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand.

    Regards,

    Ebrima

    PS: See the table of contents

    Contents

    Dedication ……………………………………………………………………………… vii

    Acknowledgments …………………………………………………………………….. ix

    Abstract …………………………………………………………………………………… xi

    Preface ……………………………………………………………………………………..xv

    Foreword …………………………………………………………………………………xix

    Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………… 1

    Brief History of The Gambia ……………………………………………………….. 5

    A Sketch of Politics in The Gambia ………………………………………………. 8

    The Fourth Estate ……………………………………………………………………. 10

    The Role of Journalists ……………………………………………………………… 12

    The Concept of Press Freedom …………………………………………………… 13

    Overview of the African Press …………………………………………………….. 17

    Early Development of the Press in The Gambia ……………………………. 20

    Pre-Independence Newspapers: 1883-1965 ………………………………….. 21

    The Various Pre-Independence Newspapers ……………………………. 22

    Other Publications ……………………………………………………………… 26

    Circulation Information ………………………………………………………. 26

    Post-Independence Newspapers: 1965-2013 ………………………………… 26

    Policies Governing the Establishment of Newspapers in The Gambia ……. 27

    Broadcasting in The Gambia ……………………………………………………… 29

    Radio Broadcasting in The Gambia ……………………………………….. 29

    Telegraph Station Act, 1913 …………………………………………………. 31

    Brief Overview of Current Media Outlets ……………………………………. 33

    The Gambian Constitutions and Press Freedom ……………………………. 34

    National Media Commission Act ……………………………………………….. 42

    Lawsuit against the National Media Commission Act ………………. 44

    Defendants’ Response …………………………………………………………. 50

    Initial Supreme Court’s Rulings ……………………………………………. 55

    Reaction to the Supreme Court’s Rulings ……………………………….. 57

    Additional Acts Suppressing the Media………………………………………… 58

    The Press under the “Civilian Government”: 1997-2013 ……………….. 60

    Further Actions against Members of the Press ……………………………….. 67

    Libel ………………………………………………………………………………… 67

    Sedition ……………………………………………………………………………. 68

    Censorship ………………………………………………………………………… 68

    The Impact of Press Freedom on Processes of Democratization ……….. 70

    Theoretical Framework of Limits on Press Freedom …………………. 71

    Techniques of Suppression: Subverting Freedom of Expression ………………………72

    Theoretical Framework on Press Freedom and Government Relations ………….73

    Hegemony as a Model of the Press-Government Relationship ………………….. 75

    Hegemonic Elements in Yahya Jammeh …………………………………. 77

    E-Democracy: Using Information and Communication Technologies in the Democratic Processes ………………….. 86

    The Status of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in The Gambia Today ……………………………… 87

    Suggested Objectives of the Media ……………………………………………… 89

    General Objectives ……………………………………………………………… 89

    Specific Objectives ……………………………………………………………… 90

    Challenges in the Media Sector …………………………………………….. 91

    Recommended Reform to Media in The Gambia …………………….. 91

    The Internet and Political Repression …………………………………….. 93

    Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………

    Bibliography………………………………………………………..

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