By Political Animal.
The interest of the rich and the powerful shape the terms of what we read and hear .
Communication directors who own the media makes it clear that our media works for the few and not for many .
Much of our media is not free.They are controlled by billionaire politicians.They own much of the printed press and electronic media.This helps to set the news agenda for broadcasters.You remember the spontaneous reaction by some hoodlums during the Endsars protest.When they went about burning down some television and newspaper houses that they suspect,belong to powerful politician regulators and behind the scene communicators who daily shape ,but privately the opinions of many in the society.
Just as the Government has undue influence on its news channels so it is in the private sector.They all have influence with implied threats, and appointments to top positions in the media industry.Media Mongols.
We need to democratise the media and set journalists free,so that they can pursue,fact-based,truth seeking reporting that challenges our nation.We need investigative journalists , who are patriotic and nationalistic.This the reason we must endeavor to elect the right kind of legislators who would craft enabling laws.
What we are hearing today is not media but paid propaganda.It is difficult for common man to understand the undertone, the narrative.It will always be confusing.The right narrative will never be understood.
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