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Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities

Authors: AJILORE Kolade

Publication Type: Chapters in Books

Journal: Canada University Press

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Much journalistic ink has been poured on the issue of press freedom and its duty to inform the public. This issue has assumed renewed salience on both the media and public agenda in Nigeria sequel to the protracted treatment of the Freedom of Information Bill (FOI) received in the hands of the legislative and executive arms of government. The law, which pits the political class against members of the media and the human rights community, seeks to enhance public accountability by dismantling legal and administrative barriers to access public records, documents and information. At the heart of the polemical discourse are the issues of state security and democratic norms.

The political elite, as custodians of state political authority, have always maintained that the security of the state is non-negotiable and can therefore not be surrendered to the capricious behavior of media professionals. On the other hand, the press, the self-acclaimed champion and custodian of the public rights to freedom of expression, contends that this right is inchoate with unconstrained access to public documents and its continued denial compromises its duty to inform the public. Though this duty is often invoked in terms of the public's right to know in a democratic society, its true meaning as an international minimum standard, regardless of political system, has often been debated.

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AJILORE,K. . (2012). Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities, 12 (), 181-181.

AJILORE,K. . "Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities" 12, no (), (2012): 181-181.

AJILORE,K. and . (2012). Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities, 12 (), pp181-181.

AJILOREK, . Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities. 2012, 12 ():181-181.

AJILORE,Kolade , . "Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities", 12 . (2012) : 181-181.

A.Kolade , "Press Freedom and The Nigerian Environment: The Fuss and The Realities" vol.12, no., pp. 181-181, 2012.

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