Swaebou Conateh

Swaebou Jow Siramahang Conateh (1944–2018) was a Gambian journalist, broadcaster, writer, poet, editor and publisher. He was born in Dippa Kunda, The Gambia, in 1944. He studied journalism at the University of Kansas in the United States and graduated in 1968, becoming one of the earliest Gambians to obtain a university degree in journalism. He later obtained a master's degree in Mass Communication and Public Information from the University of Lagos and undertook a BBC management course in London. Quotes “it may take a hundred years, it may take one more year, ten more years, but truth always prevails." Swaebou Conateh, discussing the investigation into the killing of Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara. “The case is still lying open, and unless there is a finding, at the end of the day there will be no closure. And closure is necessary in this case in particular.” Swaebou Conateh, discussing the investigation into the killing of Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara. "It is realized that without a vibrant media the Gambian journalists would not be able to fully discharge the constitutional watchdog role of holding the government, its institutions and other sector players accountable to the Gambian people in accordance with the constitution and the rule of law," Swaebou Conateh, speaking at a journalism capacity-building workshop in 2009. External links Swaebou Biography Category:Journalists Category:Writers Category:Editors Category:Poets Category:Broadcasters Category:Publishers Category:1944 births Category:2018 deaths