The training, which began Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Seaview Hotel in Kotu, focuses on the Access to Information Commission, the Media Council of The Gambia, and the Post-TRRC Unit.
Funded by the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme, the session is part of activities being implemented by The Gambia Press Union (GPU), in collaboration with TANGO under The Gambia’s Responsive and Accountable Democratic Transition, known as the GREAT Initiative.
Participants, drawn from radio, television, newspapers and online media, are being taken through the mandates of the three institutions, the status of TRRC recommendations, and the general principles of the Cherno Jallow Charter of Ethics for journalists.
The sessions include question-and-answer segments.
The training aims to increase awareness of the functions of the ATI Commission, Media Council and Post-TRRC Unit, and to equip media managers with knowledge to engage these institutions effectively.
Organizers say this will help provide verified and credible information, reduce misinformation and disinformation, and enhance transparency, accountability and public trust.
Opening the training, Modou Joof, Secretary General of GPU, said the engagement creates a platform for direct dialogue between media managers and governance institutions.
“Today’s engagement is meant to increase awareness of the mandates, functions, and services of the ATI Commission, Media Council, and the Post-TRRC Unit among media managers and editors,” Joof said.
He added that it will ensure media managers have equal access to civic information and can play their role in strengthening citizens’ participation in governance.
Juldeh Njie, GPU Programme Officer for Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, described participants as “gatekeepers” in their media houses.
She noted that access to information concerns not only journalists but all citizens.
She thanked the EU and the UNDP for supporting the initiative.
