William Dixon Colley
Newspaper publisher and press union pioneer
1913–2001William Dixon Colley was a Gambian journalist, editor and publisher who returned home after an extended period abroad. He founded Nyaato Africa in 1963, later renamed The Nation. He was also a founding figure in the Gambia Press Union, helping create an enduring organisation for the country’s journalists.
01Founded Nyaato Africa in 1963; it became The Nation in 1964.
02Cofounded the Gambia Press Union in 1978.
Photo: African Editors’ Forum / Highway Africa / Media Foundation for West Africa; profile by Musa Saidykhan · CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Cropped or framed for display. Original photograph enlarged for display; source detail is limited. View original photograph. William Dixon Colley, pictured in 50 Years of Journalism (2007), page 31.