This book examines how journalists navigate restrictive legal and regulatory environments, with a focus on The Gambia, a country whose contemporary media landscape is shaped by its colonial history, much like other African nations. By exploring the regulation of press freedom within the broader political economy of journalism in The Gambia, the book highlights an often-overlooked intersection between law and media studies. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines legal analytical methods with media and cultural studies, including interviews with professional journalists, the book argues that colonial-era laws continue to play a crucial role in shaping the political economy of journalism in post-colonial countries like The Gambia.