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Analysis Comparative Of The Performance Of Journalists In Government And Private Owned Media Organisations
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1.2 THE CONCEPT OF PRESS FREEDOM
There is a general notion that
press freedom is bard to define. While others look at it as the night to
communicate ideas, opinions and information through the printed word
without government restraint, the difficulty actually lies in defining
the word “Press†itself. Is the word “press†made up of newspaper,
magazine, journals or does it include broadcasting and other forms of
communication yet dreamt of? Another dilemma in demystifying the concept
of press freedom is in the degree of freedom sought or implied in the
concept.
Press freedom is practically the same thing with freedom of
expression which many people believe is the mother of all freedom.
Press freedom connotes a free flow of information and the rights to
disseminate information. According to Thomas Matting, Resident
Representative Nigeria, the relevance of the media in democracy is
undisputed. Media freedom is a fundamental political freedom based on
the right to free speech. The media set the stage for public discussion
and undertakes to be a watchdog of government action. But media freedom
is fragile, good and journalists are particularly exposed to threats.
They operate at the frontlines of a battle for political power that is
often waged with deadly 4
weapons. Censorship, harassment and
imprisonment of journalists and political control of news outlets are
some of the most often cited dangers to a free media. Reports about
killings of journalists frequently shock the public less often cited is
the overall working and welfare situation of journalists. However, the
freedom from fear and want is one of the four fundamental human freedoms
that the us president Franklin D. Roosevelt emphasized in 1941. Without
it being granted, a country can have perfect media laws; it can
establish codes of conducts for journalists and boost media plurality
(all this fundamentally endangered it Journalists operate under
conditions of fear and deprivation).
Though, there is no absolute
press freedom anywhere in the world. However, Nigeria which professes to
have one of the most free presses in Africa has a lot of limitations to
press freedom. Sunday (2006 : 115) argued that press freedom is limited
in the overall interest of the society by the constitution, the
legislature, the courts and the government. It is contradictory to
discover that the some constitution which guarantees press freedom takes
away the same freedom it gives to media men. The 1999 constitution for
instance, has given conditions for expression of freedom. According to
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freedom is subject to any law that is reasonably Justifiable in a democratic society.
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Social
researchers have argued that media operations are significantly
influenced by ownership. Mediated information is always filtered through
a prism; that is shaped by actors at all levels of information
gathering, packaging and dissemination from the importer/produced
through the series of increasingly senior editions. Each brings his
various biases to bear as the process the information. Owners are no
exception. Content is created within a framework and media owners have
their own framework that is shaped by ideological, political, commercial
or other interest. Given this background, the study provides an
analysis of the contemporary media environment in both private and
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1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The aim of
the research is to investigate the climate of press freedom in the media
environment of public and private organizations. The way to do this
research is to analyses the trend in media developments in Nigeria and
elsewhere and to investigate the climate of media practice in general.
In order to carry out this research the following objectives will be
followed.
To examine the meaning of additional freedom on public and private media organizations.
To define the extent of state interference in the operations of media organizations.
To assist in promoting media quality in Nigeria.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work is aimed at finding the journalist that is freer between those in private and government owned media organizations, using Ray-power and FRCN Enugu as a focus, to achieve maximum and accurate findings. The researcher made use of survey design. To gather necessary information, copies of questionnaire were administered and retrieved from the respondents who were randomly selected and also personal interview was conducted, the findings show that the journalists in government owned ... Continue reading---
