The Roles of the Media and Parliament Governments in developing world are today championing the claim that they are a democratic bunch and yet at the same time resist a free press in their countries. They seem to have a lot to hide. If not, why not embrace and cherish free press and free speech. But the Home Minister can not easily get rid of these corrupt officials. So, freedom of press is necessary but not sufficient to curb corruption.
Press freedom has to be combined with legal reform to curb corruption.
The media is a center piece in the fight against corruption but the regulatory environment in which media outlets operate does not promote the citizens' access to information. They are faced with a plethora of laws that militate against a free press. In response to Hans Drayer's contribution, he points that the media do not recognize that they have large informal power. That is one of the reasons journalists are easily corrupted, especially considering their low wages in this part of the hemisphere. But when it is contextualized within the life struggles of individual citizens it becomes easy to motivate them to act as effective watch dogs.