Madi MK Ceesay

Madi MK Ceesay (* 1957 in Perai ) is a journalist and politician in the West African state of Gambia and a leading activist for press freedom . He was President of the Gambia Press Union (GPU).

Life

After attending primary school in Kerewan Samba Sira and Brikama Ba and secondary school in Latri Kunda , he went to Yundum College . In 1976, Ceesay was hired as a teacher for a year. He then worked for a cooperative, in the hotel business and in a hospital before moving to journalism.

From 1996 Ceesay worked for the weekly magazine Gambia News & Report , before he worked as a freelancer for the magazine (from 1993/94). He first worked as a reporter and later as deputy editor-in-chief. In April 2001 the GPU was elected as vice president. The Association of Health Journalists was formed in June 2001, with Ceesay serving as president. In March 2005, Ceesay was elected President of the GPU.

In 2006, Ceesay retired from News & Report and became General Manager of The Independent . The Independent was shut down by the government and Ceesay and Musa Saidykhan were imprisoned for a period by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) in March 2006 . In October of the same year he received the International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists .

In 2006, Ceesay founded the Media Agenda and became its director. For another term at the GPU, Ceesay was no longer available in 2008 and Ndey Tapha Sosseh was elected as the new president. From 2009 Ceesay was editor-in-chief and publisher of the Daily News , which he founded and first appeared on April 6, 2009.

Serekunda West constituency

General election	be right	Voting share
2017	4,367	29.78%

In the 2017 parliamentary election , Ceesay ran as a candidate for the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the Serekunda West constituency in the Kanifing Administrative Region . With 48.43% he was able to win the constituency before Samba Jatta (APRC) for himself.

Awards

• 2006 - CPJ International Press Freedom Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} 2006 Awards - Madi Ceesay - The Gambia Committee to Protect Journalists , accessed August 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} The Challenges are Numerous - The Daily News CEO / Publisher ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Daily News of May 4, 2011 
3. ^ Demba Jawo Re-Elected GPU Chairman The Daily Observer from April 9, 2001
4. ↑ GPU elects a New Executive The Independent of 9 April 2001
5. ^ Association of Health Journalists Launched The Independent June 8, 2001
6. ^ Gambia Journalist Off to Egypt The Independent of September 28, 2001
7. ↑ Our Enemies Cannot Scare Us, GPU President Vows The Independent, April 1, 2005
8. ^ Independent Gets New GM The Independent, March 10, 2006
9. ^ The Independent Newspaper Offices Sealed Off by Security Forces, Staff Arrested The Independent, March 28, 2006
10. ^ Security Forces Seal Off Leading Newspaper, Arrest Staff Committee to Protect Journalists, March 28, 2006
11. ↑ On Its 25th Anniversary, CPJ to Honor Four Brave Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists, October 13, 2006
12. ^ Madi Ceesay Takes Prize in New York The Gambia Journal of November 22, 2006
13. ↑ Media Agenda , accessed August 2011
14. ↑ Media Agenda Formed ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Point dated February 9, 2007 
15. ^ 'I Am Not Running for a Second Term' - GPU Prexy Ceesay Freedom Newspaper of March 23, 2008
16. ↑ GPU Makes History Foroyaa from March 26, 2008
17. ↑ Fifth Anniversary of Deyda Hydara's Murder Commemorated Foroyaa, December 18, 2009