Title: The African Press, Civic Cynicism, and Democracy
Description: This book explores the thesis that civic cynicism in African countries is a major obstacle to the consolidation of democracy, and that the African press should address the problem not just among leaders, but also among the general populace. Finding that corruption has extended from leaders and governmental institutions to the populace itself, the author asserts that the growing independent press needs to intensify its critique of the public attitude and civic orientation, the fertile soil on which corruption in public life has thrived.
Subjects: Politics and government, Press and politics, Political corruption, Democracy, Africa, politics and government, Political campaigning & advertising, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy, Cultural Policy, Political structures: democracy, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Anthropology, Cultural, Popular Culture