The Daily IIJ

The leak of classified documents and U.S. diplomatic cables in 2010 initiated a debate over the impact of WikiLeaks on mainstream media. One year and many leaked documents later, can we say if WikiLeaks has really changed traditional media outlets? However, the question is: which has really changed in the end?

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Yet another 7 July marked the five years disappearance of Chief Ebrima Manneh who was a reporter with the Daily Observer. The day is always marked by mixed feelings in the history of Gambian media. Time is the blackboard and action the chalk of history. Human beings have the right to act and live as [...]

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MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has given assurances that suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan, accused of being a principal in the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan massacre, cannot be freed from detention even if he is accepted as state witness in any case filed over the election fraud that [...]

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MANILA, Philippines—After being a no-show at last week’s trial, Lakmodin Saliao, the Ampatuans’ helper of more than two decades, positively identified his former masters as the brains in the 2009 mass murder of 58 people in Maguindanao.

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Labone Senior High School (LABOSCO) confirmed its participation in the on-going Social Media Training Project for Senior High Schools across the country, sponsored by the United States Embassy in Accra in collaboration with Globalnewsreel.blogspot.com as its resource partner. Read more on www.globalnewsreel.blogspot.com

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FM radios run by educational institutions in Nepal have been facing tough financial crisis.

Radio is a vital medium to ensure people’s access to much needed information and entertainment in this poor South Asian country. Nepal has set a good example in the entire South Asian region through its unique model of community ownership of FM radios.

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Believed to be the fastest growing newspaper, an independent private Gambian owned newspaper The Daily News that comes tri-weekly both in print and online on 6 April, 2011 celebrated its second year anniversary at its head office at Churchill town, 65 Kombo Sillah Drive in Kanifing Municipality. Daily News was founded by Mr. Madi MK [...]

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In a rear move, the Gambian President Yahya Jammeh met with media chiefs of privately owned newspapers on Wednesday March 16, 2011 at State House in the capital, Banjul. The meeting with the Independent Media is aimed at strengthening government-media relations and to address concerns such as access to information and government functions by the [...]

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Young People in the Media Forum The Gambia, in partnership with Unicef, and Unique FM Radio, on Sunday 6 March 2011 took part in an intergeneration dialogue as part of activities marking the International Children’s Broadcasting Day commonly known as ICDB. This was at the Unique FM grounds in Bakau and this year’s theme was [...]

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The Gambia has joined the rest of the world to mark International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. This day is set aside for children to showcase their talents, and it has created an avenue for children to be heard by anchoring programs not only on radio stations but even the state-own Television stations as a demonstration [...]

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