Media and Nigeria's Constitutional Democracy
Civic Space, Free Speech, and the Battle for Freedom of the Press
Media and Nigeria's Constitutional Democracy
Civic Space, Free Speech, and the Battle for Freedom of the Press
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In this edited collection, contributors analyze how the media is navigating Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, and its mediated democracy. Despite its constitutional role, recognizable as the fourth estate of the realm, the Nigerian media has a history of confronting daunting challenges headlong. This book captures an array of the challenges faced, from British colonialism and military rule to democratic dispensation. Ordinarily, democracy is purposefully streamlined to elevate freedom of expression to an inalienable right and a necessary corollary of democracy. Yet, media freedom in Nigeria has been tortuous and nebulous, and there is a paradoxical difference in how the state relies on the media for partnership while also obstructing accountable journalism that would hold the state and the media itself accountable. The editors provide a poignant outlook of the onerous interactions and dialectics of media and democracy, and the cascading state power. Contributors argue for open democratic deliberations, civic space, and freedom of the press, all rooted in public good. Scholars of journalism, political communication, media studies, African studies, law, democratic studies, and political science will find this book of particular interest.
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Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Paul Obi, Taye C. Obateru and Sam Amadi
Chapter 2: Assessing the Legal Protection of Freedom of the Press in Nigeria's Constitutional Democracy
Sam Amadi
Chapter 3: Media Censorship of Nigerian Presidential Elections: Navigating Candidates, Campaigns and the Monitory Democracy Theory
Paul Obi
Chapter 4: Who Watches the Watchdog? Ethical Interrogation of Self-Censorship of Nigerian Media
Taye C. Obateru
Chapter 5: The Shrinking Civic Space: Journalistic Hazards, Risks and Media Resistance to Censorship in Nigeria
Bridget Onochie, Lasisi Olagunju, Paul Ogwu and Paul Obi
Chapter 6: National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigerian Press Council (NPC) and Media Regulation in an Age of Information Fluidity
Igomu Onoja
Chapter 7: Walking the Tight Rope of National Security: Interrogating Public Interest to Know vs Security Implications of Media Coverage
Ibrahim Uba Yusuf, Senator Iroegbu and Brigadier General Sani K. Usman (Rtd)
Chapter 8:
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| Published | Feb 06 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 174 |
| ISBN | 9781666914634 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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