Conclusion / Taye C. Obateru, Sam Amadi and Paul Obi. Assessing the Legal Protection of Freedom of the Press in Nigeria's Constitutional Democracy / Sam Amadi -- Media Censorship of Nigerian Presidential Elections: Navigating Candidates, Campaigns and the Monitory Democracy Theory / Paul Obi -- Who Watches the Watchdog? Ethical Interrogation of Self-Censorship of Nigerian Media / Taye C. Obateru -- The Shrinking Civic Space: Journalistic Hazards, Risks and Media Resistance to Censorship in Nigeria / Bridget Onochie, Lasisi Olagunju, Paul Ogwu and Paul Obi -- National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Nigerian Press Council (NPC) and Media Regulation in an Age of Information Fluidity / Igomu Onoja -- 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) -- Technology, Internet, Social Media and the Politics of Online Free Speech in Nigeria / Joseph Nwanja Chukwu -- Deconstructing the Fourth Estate Ideals and the Quest for Free Speech: A Study of Nigeria's Minister of Information on the Role of the Media / Joe Babalola Bankole -- Conclusion / Taye C. Obateru, Sam Amadi and Paul Obi.
Summary:
"In this edited collection, contributors analyze how the media is navigating Nigeria and its mediated democracy. Scholars of journalism, political communication, and media studies will find this book of particular interest"-- Provided by publisher.
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