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Journalists Had More Space to Operate During the Military Era Than in Democratic Dispensation - Ubani

The media sector in Nigeria is under pressure from both financial and governance challenges. The advent of digitisation and the negative effects of the explosion of communication have turned everyone into a citizen journalist. For me, we had more space to operate as journalists during the military era than we do in this democratic era. Looking back, it feels like we laboured in vain. The democracy we fought for is not being practiced. Journalists are being hounded, and media houses are being targeted. Defamation laws have now been expanded and are being used against media practitioners.

Eziuche Ubani, Former Abia State Commissioner for Information

Journalists Had More Space to Operate During the Military Era Than in Democratic Dispensation - Uban...

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