MEDIA AND SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 9
Abstract
Today, an information explosion is taking place in the world and the mass media of communication increasingly enjoy a position of considerable importance throughout the globe. This paper on Media and Security examines the role of mass media of communication in the coverage and reportage of security matters in particular and in informing, educating, enlightening and entertaining the populace on societal issues in general. The paper interrogates the extent to which mass media practitioners have adhered to the professional journalistic ethics of objectivity, impartiality and balancing in such matters and also x-rays the multitude of factors impeding the media institutions in effective communicative crusades. The paper submits that the Mass Media of Communication in Nigeria operate in the Nigerian State. Therefore, to advance any scholarly discussion of the Nigerian media, it is paramount to situate the discourse within the specificity of the Nigerian State and society. The paper argues that the effectiveness of any political system, how well it handles the demands of its environment can be measured in terms of its ability and capability to accurately analyze messages from the environment and effectively transmit messages which express reactions. The paper recommends, among a host of other recommendations that the mass media of communication need to be socially, politically, economically, nationally and internationally responsible in the way they carry news stories about security in particular, and the Nigerian Society in general. It also recommends that the media should take cognizance of the fact that security is not just about the Army, the Navy, the Air force, the Police, the Customs, the Immigration etc but also take into account the whole country’s socio-politico-economic systems, researches and all activities that go into the normal civilian life. Finally, the mass media should also cover the totality of security sector and security community, non-statutory security institutions and civil societies, as well as the internal and international processes that are germane to security and insecurity issues including the major aspects of regionalization and globalization of insecurity
Authors and Affiliations
DR. ABDUR-RAHMAN OLALEKAN OLAYIWOLA| Dip Cert.; (Arabic and Islamic Studies passed with Distinction). B.Sc. (Hons.), Second Class Honours Upper Division. M.Sc.; M.C.A.; M.Phil.; (Ibadan). P.G. Dip. (Legal Studies)/C.P.E. (Law); (UNL, London, United Kingdom); P.G. Dip (Legal Practice); (APU, Chelmsford Essex, United Kingdom); P.S.C. (Altior, Cardiff, Wales). Ph.D. (London); London School of Economics and Political Science (L.S.E) University of London. Foundation and Current Head of Department, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. Councilor and Chair of Under 8’s Committees on Education, Leisure and Social Services and Chair of Licensing; Chairman, Borough and Bankside Community Council; London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom. Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the British Parliament/House of Commons. Former Exco Member, Nigerian Political Science Association and International Political Science Association Research Committee on Global Political Communication. Former Senior Editor, Analyst and Researcher, Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (B.C.O.S), Ibadan, Nigeria. Lawyer/Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and Commissioner for Oaths. Telephone: (Nigeria) +234-(0)7084654108, +234-(0)8022237937 (Britain) +44(0)7930157099; +44(0) 7466794246 E-mail: nusramurana@yahoo.co.uk
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