Mass Media and Nigeria’s Democracy

The Indispensable Role of Sustenance

Authors

  • Yusuf Ismail Imam Department of General Studies Department, School of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi – Nigeria. Author
  • Abdulkarim Usman Department of General Studies Department, School of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi – Nigeria. Author
  • Ameer Sanusi Department of General Studies Department, School of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi – Nigeria. Author
  • Sadiq Idris Department of Public Administration, School of Management Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Oyo__Nigeria. Author

Keywords:

Democracy, education, mass media, Nigeria, sustenance

Abstract

This paper examines the indispensable role of mass media in sustaining Nigeria’s democracy. The role played by the mass media on sustaining Nigeria’s democracy cannot be over-emphasized democracy in Nigeria. The primary responsibilities of the mass media are to entertain, enlighten, and inform based on accurate facts and to educate on meaningful issues. All these can be sub-zoomed to sustenance of democracy in Nigeria. The paper briefly traced the origin of media, its major roles, issues of control and major challenges. Secondary and qualitative sources of data were used. Mass media is an indispensable element of democratic sustenance in Nigeria. It is however, greatly undermined by incessant government intervention in operations, non-adherence with laws and policies, amateur operatives, fake news, ethno-religious and geo-regional feelings, among others. The paper makes some recommendations as: extensive civil education, development of national values, stiff control on amateur media operations, stiff penalties fake news production and its spread.

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2023-12-31

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Yusuf Ismail Imam, Abdulkarim Usman, Ameer Sanusi, & Sadiq Idris. (2023). Mass Media and Nigeria’s Democracy: The Indispensable Role of Sustenance. Journal of Innovative Social Science and Humanities Research, 2(2). https://hummingbirdjournals.com/jisshr/article/view/96

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