The Standard (Gambia)
The standard
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description | Gambian daily newspaper |
language | English |
Headquarters | Kanifing Municipal , Bakau , Sait Matty Junction |
First edition | 4th August 2010 |
Frequency of publication | Three issues a week |
executive Director | Sheriff Bojang |
Web link | www.standard.gm |
The Standard is a Gambian daily newspaper . The publisher's office is in Kanifing Municipal , Bakau . Initially, around 2011, three issues a week were printed.
history
The newspaper was registered on May 11, 2010 and the first edition appeared on August 4, 2010. As of May 2011, Sheriff Bojang , the former managing director of the Observer Company ( The Daily Observer ), is the managing director . At that time there were 12 full-time employees and freelancers. Bojang wanted to launch The Standard as a new daily newspaper that would also quickly build a large readership.
The Standard was shut down by the Yahya Jammeh government in September 2012 , likely because of official disapproval of reporting on the 2012 executions , but was allowed to resume publication in January 2014.
With the appointment as Minister for Information and Communication Infrastructure, Bojang left the standard in January 2015 .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sheriff Bojang. In: standard.gm. July 7, 2017, accessed July 6, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Defying the OddsMEDIA MONITORING REPORTIN THE GAMBIA-2011. In: weebly.com. NSA Strengthening Program - NSASP - NSA Gambia, Non State Actors, 2011, accessed July 5, 2020 .
- ^ Perfect, David, 1960-: Historical dictionary of the Gambia . Fifthition edition. Lanham, Maryland, ISBN 978-1-4422-6522-6 , pp. 63-64 .