Effects Of Government Ownership And Control Of Mass Media On Me Dia Objectivity (a Case Study Of Esbs)

BACKGROUND  OF  THE  STUDY. The  media  of  mass  communication  has  two  important  broad  sub – divisions,  the  electronic  and  the  print  media.  The  print  media  involves  mainly  the  magazine  and  newspapers.  These  are  regional  and  national  informers  which  provides  retrievable,  researched  and  indepth  news – stories  of  events. Since  its  inception  in  1859,  courtesy  of  Henry  Townsend,  print  media  has  always  been  owned  by  either  individuals,  groups  of  individuals,  organizations  or  government,  both  state  and  the  national.  Due  to  the  plura…