The Vanguard (Gambia)
| The Vanguard
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| description | Gambian daily newspaper |
| language | English |
| First edition | 1958 |
| attitude | 1960 |
| founder | Kebba W. Foon , Melvin B. Jones, and JW Bidwell-Bright |
| Editor-in-chief | Marion Foon |
The Vanguard was a Gambian daily newspaper that appeared from 1958 to 1960.
history
In March 1958, Kebba W. Foon , Melvin B. Jones , JW Bidwell-Bright and other members of the Gambia National Party founded the newspaper. This came at a time when the press was being censored and critical journalism hindered. The Vanguard stood out for its particularly strong anti-colonial texts and nationalist themes. Initially, Bidwell-Bright was the owner and publisher.
In 1960, Marion Foon , wife of Kebba Foons, was editor-in-chief for eight months after previously working for the newspaper. She was the first woman to run and publish a newspaper in The Gambia. According to her own account, Foon and her husband took over the newspaper from co-founder JW Bidwell-Bright without having to pay anything. He was happy to get rid of the newspaper.
In December of that year the newspaper was shut down due to technical problems or lack of money. From 1963 Dixon Colley continued to represent the radical positions with his newspaper Africa Nyaato .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hassoum Ceesay : Gambian women: an introductory history . 1st edition. Fulladu Publishers, Gambia 2007, p. 75-77 .
- ^ A b Alagi Yorro Jallow: Delayed Democracy: How Press Freedom Collapsed in Gambia: A Proposition for Research in the Gambian Journalism History 1965-2013 . AuthorHouse, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4918-0661-6 ( google.de [accessed January 30, 2019]).
- ^ A b Arnold Hughes, David Perfect: Historical Dictionary of The Gambia . Scarecrow Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-8108-6260-9 ( google.de [accessed January 30, 2019]).