Influences of the watchdog role of broadcast media in Nigeria

• Main Author: Gainaka, Abdu Maryam
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Investigative reporting - Nigeria; Broadcasting - Nigeria; Financial crises - Press coverage - Nigeria
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85140/1/FBMK%202020%2033%20ir.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/85140/

The watchdog role of the media is a fundamental responsibility of the media especially in a democracy. In Nigeria, the constitution and some enabling laws like the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) have given the media the duty and responsibility to “uphold the responsibility and accountability of t...