The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

for

journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it to the public. This is called journalism. Roles Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...

s in

the Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...

. It was established in 1978 by a group of journalists, led by the veteran Gambian journalist and publisher

William Dixon Colley William Dixon Colley (var : William Ojo Dixon Colley or William Charles Dixon Colley) was a Gambian journalist, publisher and editor. He was born on 14 November 1913 at ''Bathurst'' now Banjul (the capital of the Gambia) and died on 17 January 200 ...

(1913-2001).About GPU
August 2011 Other co-founders included Deyda Hydara (1946-2004), Melvin B. Jones and

Pap Saine Pap Saine is a Gambian editor and publisher of the English-language independent newspaper, '' The Point''. In 2010, the International Press Institute named him a World Press Freedom Hero for his work. Work with ''The Point'' On 16 December 199 ...

. Around 200 journalists in the field of print and

electronic media Electronic media are media that use electronics or electromechanical means for the audience to access the content. This is in contrast to static media (mainly print media), which today are most often created digitally, but do not require ele ...

are registered members of the GPU.

List of chairmen and presidents of the GPU

* Melville B. Jones (1978 - 1990) as Chairman *

(1978 -1992?) as Secretary General * Deyda Hydara (1990-1998) as Chairman * Demba Jawo (1998 -2002) as Chairman * Demba Jawo (2002-2005) as President * Madi Ceesay (2005-2008) as President * Ndey Tapha Sosseh (2008-2011) as President * Bai Emil Touray (2011 - 2018) as President *Sheriff Bojang Jnr (2018 - 2021) as President * Muhammed S Bah (2021 - ?) as President

References

External links

GPU official website
Mass media in the Gambia Journalists' trade unions Trade unions in the Gambia Trade unions established in 1978 1978 establishments in the Gambia {{Africa-trade-union-stub