The sleeping dog cannot bark

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The concepts of media as the fourth estate and the society's watchdog are popular among communication scholars. However, a consideration of the actualization of this concept is indicative of the media's failing in playing these roles. Very often, the media marginalise and disempower the masses whose causes they ought to promote. If the media were to truly play the watchdog role as the fourth estate, then both the structure and ownership of the media must be reviewed with a view to redressing the imbalances that make them tools for the disempowerment of civil society in Africa.

Date Issued:

1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Africa Media Review

Place:

Africa, Africa, and Africa

Subject Topic:

Mass media, Political aspects, Civil society, and Power (Social sciences)

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5q52gq5j