 
Contact Address:
Gambia
Press Union
Banjul area Head office
No. 5 Garba Jahumpa Rd
Bakau New Town
P.O. Box 1440, Banjul
Kanifing Municipality
The Gambia
West Africa
Tel no: +220 4377020
Fax no: +220 4377020
Email: gpu@qanet.gm
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Information:
The Gambia Press Union of Banjul is a legally registered,
not-for-profit media organisation which was established
in 1978 by a number of newspaper journalists spearheaded
by the late Mr. W. Dixon Colley along with co-founders
Messrs Pap Saine, Deyda Hydara and Melvin B. Jones.
 Today,
the GPU association has a membership of over 200 regular
and freelance journalists working in the electronic
and print media.
Their main mission is to fight for freedom of expression,
freedom of the press in Gambia and the advancement of
the media as well as the enhanced development of the
nation.
Board:
The organisation is governed by an unpaid executive
board consisting of a president and 8 other executive
members. The board is supported by a remunerated secretariat,
comprised of a secretary, a courier and administrator.
Objectives:
• To advocate and ensure the mission,
vision & objectives of the trade union;
• To safeguard & strengthen the interests, rights
& welfare of members;
• To protect &
promote the right to freedom of information (FOI)
• To endeavor to get all state owned media to give
fair access & facilities to those expressing dissenting
opinions and divergent viewpoints as stated in Section
208 of the 1997 Constitution of The Republic of The
Gambia;
• To advocate and defend the right
of freedom of expression which includes independence
in journalism and freedom of the media;
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To ceaselessly improve the professional standards of
the media and its professional practitioners as well
as a code of ethics by providing training;
• To persuade the media in Gambia to publish different
opinions and views for their readership;
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To encourage cooperation with other media organisations,
affiliates and journalists associations overseas;
• To hold social functions to enhance the interest
and enthusiasm of its members in their work and to provide
financial, moral, legal support to its members.
• To act as a forum for communication among its
members to allow them to have a good understanding of
the media community. |
