{"id":2597,"date":"2025-07-12T18:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T18:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/the-alkamba-times-hosts-inaugural-in-house-media-training-to-bolster-ethical-journalism\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T18:54:11","slug":"the-alkamba-times-hosts-inaugural-in-house-media-training-to-bolster-ethical-journalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/the-alkamba-times-hosts-inaugural-in-house-media-training-to-bolster-ethical-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alkamba Times Hosts Inaugural In-House Media Training to Bolster Ethical Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Alkamba Times, one of the country&#8217;s leading online media platforms, held its first in-house media training at the Gambia Press Union Premises, marking a significant step in its mission to champion ethical journalism.<\/p>\n<p>The event, themed \u201cEmpowering Ethical Journalism,\u201d brought together journalists, editors, and photographers to hone their skills and reinforce their commitment to truth and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and Editor-in-Chief Sainey MK Marenah delivered a keynote address, urging attendees to uphold accuracy, fairness, independence, and accountability. \u201cJournalism is the heartbeat of accountability in The Gambia\u2019s fragile democracy,\u201d he said, emphasizing the media\u2019s role in amplifying the voiceless and holding power to account.<\/p>\n<p>The training featured workshops on ethical journalism, fact-checking, and storytelling techniques, as well as the development of an in-house editorial policy to guide the newsroom\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>Gambia Press Union Secretary General Modou Joof attended the event, underscoring Alkamba Times\u2019 dedication to a stronger media ecosystem. Participants left inspired, ready to shape a legacy of trust and integrity in Gambian journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Copied&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Sainey MK\u00a0 Marenah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Saturday, the Alkamba Times, one of the country&#8217;s leading online media platforms,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}