The Point
The Point is a Gambian newspaper published in Banjul since 1991, co-founded by Deyda Hydara, the press-freedom figure assassinated in 2004, and Pap Saine. Appearing several times a week with a regularly updated website, it covers Gambian news, politics, business and sport and is one of the country's principal independent papers.
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Is The Point left-leaning, right-leaning or centrist?
Crosswire lists The Point as Center within the Gambia's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side. In the Gambia, Foroyaa is listed as Left-leaning — so you can open The Point beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
Read The Point beside another title from the Gambia and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two the Gambia dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are The Point's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because The Point is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning the Gambia title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.
This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed . Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.
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