The Political Economy of Media Deregulation and Emerging Ownership Patterns in Nigeria
Authors:
OJOMO Olusegun
Publication Type: Journal article
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Abstract
It is a truism that the structure of media ownership in any society is always shaped by the socio-political and economic realities of the host states. In view of this, the authors explored how Nigerian media history, especially the deregulated regime, has conditioned the emergence of a new pattern of media ownership. The authors submit that the emergent pattern of ownership has altered the geopolitical pendulum of media power in favour of the South-South region of Nigeria where the agitation for political power had been strident. This deregulated atmosphere has also created a new set of political elites with vested interests in media ownership.