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It is becoming increasingly clear that The Witch Hunt in the Gambia, the disappearance of Chief Manneh, the rigorous pursuit of libel as a crime which led to the incarceration of journalists for expression of opinions and the issuing of threats of death or harm to perceived dissidents have put the country in focus in domains like ECOWAS, the US Congress, the Commonwealth and the UN. (AllAfrica)

A five day training workshop for 15 journalists on online Communication and Internet security for media practitioners commenced on Monday at the Gambia Press Union Headquarters in Bakau. (AllAfrica)

Otunba Eddie Aderinokun a renowned journalist was born July 13, 1940 in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Chief Aderinokun, former Editor, Daily Express and one time Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is not comfortable with what he described as below-standard pace at which journalism profession in Nigeria today is running. (AllAfrica)

DAILY and weekly newspapers have all lost circulation, except for the Afrikaans daily Die Son, and the Zulu daily Isolezwe, according to the third-quarter year-on-year figures released yesterday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). (AllAfrica)

Under-fire Nigeria coach, Shuaibu Amodu says he has earned the right to be treated with respect by both the fans and media. (AllAfrica)

Over the last twenty years, President Yoweri Museveni has baffled observers with his relations with the Ugandan media. He has simultaneously been the strongest promoter of press freedom and its biggest threat. He has jailed and prosecuted as many journalists as he has dined with. (AllAfrica)

Wainaina denies leading African lit renaissance but offers tips on how it can succeed - via mobile phone (AllAfrica)

Executives of the Tema Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) have registered their outmost displeasure over the content of a letter making rounds on a local online network, ghanaweb. (AllAfrica)

A study conducted by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), between February and September 2009, among seven private-owned newspapers in Ghana, has ranked The Chronicle as the top private media organisation in corruption reporting, with 100 stories. (AllAfrica)

A four-day training for 15 journalists; including editors and reporters drawn from different media institutions in the country will end today at the Gambia Press UnionÂ's head office in Bakau. (AllAfrica)

Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday commissioned NTDC's Outside Broadcast Van (OB Van) and Radio Tourism 89.9 FM in the Tourism Village, NTDC headquarters in Abuja. Dr. Jonathan in his remark said the OB Van and the Tourism Radio is the first of its kind in the tourism in industry in Africa. (AllAfrica)

DAILY Champion newspaper has been awarded the Best Health-Friendly Newspaper for 2008 in Lagos State as the state held its 6th Health Merit Awards on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. (AllAfrica)

The Director General (DG) of State Security Service (SSS) Mr. Afakriya Gadzama yesterday said that contemporary security threats have significantly emanated from adversarial posture of segments of the media in the wake of sensitive developments. (AllAfrica)

THE donor community has urged the media in Zambia to be more proactive on reporting on the plight of children if the world and the country are to be safer places for children. (AllAfrica)

The Acting President of the Press Union of Liberia, Mr. Jacob Parley, is calling on his fellow Liberian Media Practitioners to stop blaming others in society for the numerous challenges facing journalists in the country. (AllAfrica)

There was once upon a time in Liberia's dark past when it was fashionable to silence the press by rounding up reporters and editors and incarcerating them for months without charge. There was also a time when anti-media cloak-and-dagger agents used the cover of darkness to raze media houses. (AllAfrica)

The guns have gone silent - except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope. (AllAfrica)

Human rights group, SERAP, has urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to urgently intervene and stop the Nigerian government from instigating the passage of a Bill by the National Assembly to undermine the internationally recognised rights to freedom of expression and press in the country. (AllAfrica)

The National Youth Parliament (NYP) last Friday celebrated road safety week, with special emphasis on the dangers caused by road traffic accidents in The Gambia. (AllAfrica)

MEDIA reform in the coming years needs to focus on the future of public broadcasting in Namibia and legislation on access to information. (AllAfrica)

The fourth season on O Access, a magazine programme, returns to Channel O this month and viewers are assured of a riveting show and the best behind-the-scenes interviews as the series begins with Keri Hilson today. (AllAfrica)

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Commissioner Pansy Tlakula, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, asking her to "urgently intervene to stop the Nigerian government from instigating the passage of a bill in the National Assembly, which aims to undermine the internationally recognised right to freedom of expression and press freedom in the country." (AllAfrica)

The government should immediately scrap laws criminalising media-related offences to allow citizens freely express themselves on governance of the country, the Uganda Human Rights Commission said yesterday. (AllAfrica)

Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust, Weekly Trust and Sunday Trust as well as Aminiya, the Hausa newspaper, places a lot of premium on its social responsibility and that is why it is granting scholarships to eligible students of tertiary institutions and helping orphanages, Hajiya Rahmatu Ahmed Adio, a senior accountant with the company's Kaduna Bureau has said. (AllAfrica)

TEARS of joy rolled down from the eyes of Hannah Ojo as she was announced a grand prize winner of this year's edition of the Campuslife Award co-organised by the Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company. (AllAfrica)

DAILY Champion newspaper has been awarded the Best Health-Friendly Newspaper for 2008 in Lagos State as the state held its 6th Health Merit Awards on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. (AllAfrica)

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, against the Federal Government. (AllAfrica)

Two Somali correspondents for international media outlets were injured in separate shootings, one in the northeast semi-autonomous region of Puntland, and the other in the capital, Mogadishu, according to local journalists and news reports. (AllAfrica)

Ouagadougou, capital city of the Republic of Burkina Faso hosted over 12 Arts and Culture journalists drawn from different ECOWAS countries for a four-day training on cultural data processing held from 2nd to 5th November 2009. (AllAfrica)

Deputy Minister of Tourism Tokozile Xasa will on Friday officially launch a 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Bloemfontein to provide information for tourists arriving in the province for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (AllAfrica)

National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Mohammed Garba has condemned the killings, harassment and intimidation of journalists in the country. (AllAfrica)

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