Download or read book African Media and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agenda for Africa's - Emerging Democracies written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It makes a modest attempt to identify the share of the media in the creation of the problems commonly identified by the leaders in the continent. [...] The paper identifies some of the contrasts between this Libertarian orientation and other theories of the press, and argues for what should be the ideal role of the media. [...] To start with, there should be an acknowledgement of fundamental issues, such as the challenge of the media in convincing the African people of the sincerity of the NEPAD initiative. [...] Adebanwi (2004) in his analysis of the press of coverage of the Ogoni in the Nigerian press illustrate the complexity of the struggle of the media to facilitate the democratic ideal. [...] • What constitutes the media of communication? • Who owns the media and why? • How are these media of communication organised (funding and regulation)? • How are the priorities expressed because of the above? The answer to these questions should give an indication of how free the media are to inform, convene, and represent the views of private citizens on issues of general concern, and to supervis.