CHALLENGES OF TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN A DEMOCRATIC DISPENSATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract
The research project’s goal was to investigate the challenges of television broadcasting in a democratic era through a case study of NTA, Jos. It has been observed that access to government information is more visible during democratic administrations than during military administrations, which prohibit press access to government information, and as a result, the press is able to exercise its constitutional role as stated in Chapter 2 Section 22 of the 1999 constitution.
The researcher used a survey method and chose NTA, Jos as a case study, as well as a simple random sampling technique to select respondents. In addition, the frequency and percentage methods of data analysis were employed. It is clear that under democratic government,
the NTA and other press are free to criticize the government. Under a democratic system, the press has no access to government information. It is suggested that media organizations and media associations organize workshops and seminars for their employees on how to use the new freedom of information law (FOI) to shape the practice of journalism in this democratic era.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. THE STUDY’S BACKGROUND
Television’s role as a mass medium in the democratization process is understood in the context of the public sphere, which Habermas defined in 2012 as “organs of information and political debates such as newspapers, journals, and institutions of political discussion such as parliament, political clubs, literary salons, public assemblies, pubs, coffee houses, meeting halls, and other public space where socio-political discussion took place.”
In a democratic environment, television, like other forms of mass communication, is intended to serve as a bridge between civil society and the domain of power. As a result, television provides a forum for free debate on all issues of public concern, while employing discursive reasoning to ensure public benefit (Isola, 2010).
This assumes that television in a democratic society adheres to the concept of free speech and expression. This allows individuals to freely engage in political debate and decision-making, which is critical to democracy.
Several studies in political communication support the idea that free speech and the press are necessary for political participation in a democracy (Becker, McCombs & McLeod, 2016: Entman, 2012; Van Belle 2013). According to Diamond, one of the three pillars of democracy is civil society, which includes the mass media, of which television is a component (2014).
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