Tag: journalism
Sierra Leone’s President signs arrest order for journalist Tam Bayoh
Sierra Leonean talk radio host, and journalist David Tam Bayoh was arrested in Freetown four days ago for comments he made on his show. The President of Sierra Leone signed an executive ...Ghana journalist Anas testifies in Sierra Leone Aljazeera timber corruption case
With a cap and strings of beads obscuring his image is how Ghana’s leading investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw appeared before the High Court of Sierra Leone to give testimony in the Anti Corruption ...Simon Akam reflects on working in Sierra Leone as the reuters man bids farewell
Simon Akam, the resident Reuters correspondent in Sierra Leone has left after serving what probably felt like a 2 year sentence. In a recent post in the Columbia Journalism Review Simon reflects ...As Sierra Leone’s elections near media houses call for responsible reporting
Sierra Leone’s media houses under the auspices of the Independent Media Commission and the United Nations have signed an agreement committing to non-partisan reporting in the period leading to and during the ...
