Mass media and search for sustainable democracy in Nigeria
By: John Okpoko (BSc; MA; PhD; ANIPR)
Publisher: Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9789781257063
Subjects: Mass media; Democracy; Opposition (Political science); Political aspects
Description: "The book 'Mass media and search for sustainable democracy in Nigeria', shows that in the absence of opposition party, especially during military regimes in Nigeria, mass media assumed the role of opposition by providing consistently, critical opposition to some of the government's unpopular policies and programmes. It also highlights the contributions of mass media in the struggle for democracy in Nigeria and discusses the media's role in the fight against human rights abuses, violation of press freedom, the maintenance of the rule of law and judicial independence"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-222) and index.