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jambo
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 Posted - 01 Aug 2007 : 18:15:31
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njucks if only it was that easy, lets consider this, who would pay for the trip , secondly and i will SHOUT IT, if it didnot exist they could not report it. it is hard to report about a bad thing that is not there, but IF IT IS THERE WELL what can i say. |
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njucks
Gambia
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Posted - 01 Aug 2007 : 21:58:10
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Originally posted by jambo
njucks if only it was that easy, lets consider this, who would pay for the trip, secondly and i will SHOUT IT, if it didnot exist they could not report it. it is hard to report about a bad thing that is not there, but IF IT IS THERE WELL what can i say.
fair enough. i think its a two way thing. we are not inviting anyone to come to our country for sex nor do i believe that the majority of those coming are coming for that either. its the orientation of these stories thats the problem and they are being written supposedly by people who spend all their lives/careers travelling.
its not a balanced story.
i have seen similar ones by TV5 / or TV2 (from France) talking about dutch women and gambian men. its far easier for them to write about French women in Mbour (a tourist spot), in senegal. why not?
i also wouldnt mind if we spent the little $$ we get from tourism so educate a few jounalist to they realise the damage they are doing.
the only thing in the western media about africa is starvation, war etc you are right they exist and are not being made up and should be brought to the world's attention. but is that all that can be reported!!
it only leads to stereotyping people, i guess one can be forgiven to think every muslim/arab is a terrorist!
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Alhassan
Sweden
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Posted - 02 Aug 2007 : 09:31:46
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njucks,
The suggestion is a sound idea. I suggest if the Gambian journalists in the diaspora can take up the task. They have a wide range of readers and contacts. The ways and channels we use to expose the Gambia government could be used to counter such artickles.Do'nt you think so? Now the journalist have a challange to answer in my opinion. |
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serenata
Germany
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Posted - 02 Aug 2007 : 14:21:51
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Very good suggestion. If my perception serves me well there are Gambian journalists living in Europe/US among the Bantaba members. They should realize that the topic is VERY important for Gambia. Don't leave the prerogative of interpretation to biased, overpaid, maybe even corrupted toubabs!
Of course nobody can deny that the phenomenon exists. But unless Western journalists who write about Gambia don't want to be accused of advertising sex tourism they should not concentrate on this single aspect alone. They could just check the GTA website where they'd find many and nice suggestions how to spend quality holidays in Gambia.
njucks, it is really strange that French media concentrate on Gambia while everybody knows what is going on in Mbour and Cap Skirring. I was told that these places are far worse than Gambia.  |
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njucks
Gambia
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Posted - 02 Aug 2007 : 22:08:07
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Originally posted by serenata
..........it is really strange that French media concentrate on Gambia while everybody knows what is going on in Mbour and Cap Skirring. I was told that these places are far worse than Gambia.
It's a FACT. maybe they were told to report on The Gambia by Sarkozy, France is now becoming a one man show.
did you listen to the crap he was harping at the University in Dakar last week. |
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Alhassan
Sweden
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Posted - 03 Aug 2007 : 10:24:10
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serenata,
I do not find it strange because Gambians themselves do not produce artickles to defend the country. Most of the Gambian journalists with contact to western media does not speak well of the country.Most of the artickles are just not good for the image of the country. How can the western media do possitive reports? |
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serenata
Germany
1400 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2007 : 18:45:16
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njucks, I missed Sarkozy's, THE GREAT WINDBAG's, speech (my stomach and my blood pressure probably are very grateful for that); what did he say? I didn't know he was in Dakar. But then you could be right; he could be the one who tries to cause bad blood between Gambia and Senegal.
Alhassan, maybe these journalists concentrate too much on the president and make him more important than the country itself. This would be a big mistake. Jammeh is not Gambia. |
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njucks
Gambia
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Posted - 03 Aug 2007 : 21:18:04
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Originally posted by serenata
njucks, I missed Sarkozy's, THE GREAT WINDBAG's, speech ...
 you are v. funny. he did not say much or anything new, just the same old stuff new presidents say when they come to Africa.
'' I want a new Partnership, democrazy, justice bla bla'' . but he did go further as i anticipated with his '' in-your-face'' attitude. he described local africans of lacking or not knowing the idea of progress, and that he was not apologising for colonialism, infact colonialism was good for Africa, France built roads , schools etc. this he thinks.
he did not explain why France still has armies allover the place, has staged coups and put in place puppets.why his country is handcuffing people inside airplanes and forcefully deporting them to the point that Air France had to protest. these are FACTS.
the students stood there and listened like fools, they should have walked out or speak English to him.
he will split Europe with his attitude. you will see.
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serenata
Germany
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Posted - 06 Aug 2007 : 13:55:48
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njucks, I knew it was good for my blood pressure that I didn't read or hear Sarkozy's speech. He desevered bad eggs and rotten tomatoes for this crap. And I agree: This dwarf is going to split Europe.
His speech makes me suspect again (and I am not the only one who does) that conservative circles in Europe/US are planning a second wave of open colonialism. The signs are obvious.
You may call me paranoid, but I think that African politicians should act very carefully. The old beast is lying in ambush; its helpers in the European media work like mad on psychological war preparation. If the wars, the tyranny and the corruption don't stop, many African nations will find themselves as colonies again soon, and everybody outside Africa will agree that this is the only way to 'help' this continent.   |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 06 Aug 2007 : 14:19:56
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| France likes to have control over everything not only countries in Africa,in the UK now the french own most of the water companies and most of the Electricity companies,and the british people actually buy some of their electricity from france,the empire has gone for britain but could france be starting their colonial things again in Africa,under the cloak of development and assistance? |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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serenata
Germany
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Posted - 06 Aug 2007 : 15:31:19
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toubab, be sure they will find a new terminology. Nobody will use the word 'colony'. Maybe 'protectorate', maybe something else.
I think that not only France likes to control everything (e.g. German RWE is a big water supplier in UK), but I agree that France, with its mild megalomania, never really gave up the idea of colonialism.
If a French president now dares to praise the colonial era openly and brazenly it could be meant as a general signal. Watch out. |
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