Romancing the gun : the press as promoter of military rule / Ndaeyo Uko.

Author/creator Uko, Ndaeyo
Format Book
Publication InfoTrenton, NJ : Africa World Press, ©2004.
Descriptionx, 210 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Pt. 1. The source of the power -- 1. Word of man, word of God -- 2. Press bashing, colonial style -- 3. The press under colonialism : a case study of Australia and Nigeria -- pt. 2. Victim of democracy -- 4. First republic - colonial lessons -- 5. Second republic - flogging the press -- pt. 3. Sleeping with the enemy -- 6. A peculiar press-military relationship -- 7. The media and the baby dictators : generals Ironsi, Gowon, Muhammed and Obasanjo -- 8. The media and the Medusa : the Buhari Regime -- 9. Evil genius : the Babangida years -- 10. The end of the affair : the Abacha years -- 11. Reporting (to) the military : journalists as coup plotters -- pt. 4. The press: the people's friend or foe? -- 12. Better life under military rule -- 13. The Devil's advocate : the power and irresponsibility of the Nigerian press.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003022928
ISBN1592211887
ISBN1592211895 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PN5499.N5 U43 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold