Romancing the Gun: The Press as Promoter of Military RuleThis book's insight on media practice shakes conventional notions of the role and enabling environment of the modern press. It rattles the academic tradition by illustrating that Nigeria's hard-hitting press has not only thrived better under military rule, but that it welcomed and supported military rule. By questioning conventional wisdom and mental habits, Romancing the Gun unveils the power and irresponsibility of the Nigerian press, Africa's - and one of the world's - freest presses, and provides crucial pieces in the puzzle of global media practice. |
Contents
The Source of the Power 1 | 1 |
Study of Australia and Nigeria | 19 |
Victim of Democracy 31 | 31 |
Sleeping with the Enemy 63 | 63 |
Generals Ironsi Gowon Muhammed | 75 |
The Media and the Medusa The Buhari | 89 |
as Coup Plotters 127 | 127 |
The Press The Peoples Friend or Foe? 143 | 143 |
Irresponsibility of the Nigerian Press 161 | 161 |
APPENDICES 169 | 169 |
Laws Against Press Freedom in Nigeria 191 | 191 |
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