Indeed, Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exercised freely. Even private citizens too are feeling the pinch and constantly experience discrimination when they voice out their views on social media platforms. The threat media practitioners are receiving is alarming under the CDC government and sadly, most of those media practitioners who now served in government were also experiencing the same situation under past governments. Each day I pounder over these questions: What is the role of the news media in our society today? To whom do protections for news media apply in an era in which the Internet and social media platforms make everyone a potential publisher?

Source: Front Page Africa November 17, 2020 20:26 UTC