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Media and Nigeria's Constitutional Democracy
Civic Space, Free Speech, and the Battle for Freedom of the Press
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2023
Summary
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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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-1462-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-1463-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
162
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
Assessing the Legal Protection of Freedom of the Press in Nigeria’s Constitutional Democr No access Pages 11 - 26
Media Censorship of Nigerian Presidential Elections? No access Pages 27 - 44
Who Watches the Watchdog? No access Pages 45 - 62
The Shrinking Civic Space No access Pages 63 - 82
National Broadcasting Commission, Nigerian Press Council and the Media No access Pages 83 - 94
Walking the Tightrope of National Security No access Pages 95 - 110
Technology, the Internet, Social Media, and Online Free Speech in Nigeria No access Pages 111 - 124
Deconstructing the Fourth Estate Ideals and the Quest for Free Speech No access Pages 125 - 140
Conclusion No access Pages 141 - 148
Index No access Pages 149 - 154
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 155 - 162
