The Nigerian Press is Becoming Lazy, Corrupt, and Moribund
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Written by Sabella Abidde Thursday, 31 May 2007
Today, the Nigerian Media is a shell of its once plump self: it has lost its way. And more so since 1999, the Nigerian Media has become lazy and moribund. And corruptible! Most of the newspapers and magazines in circulation today do not hide their allegiance to the party and or government in power (at any given time). And in fact, it is increasingly becoming difficult to distinguish one paper from another as most of these papers are home to some third-rate columnists and reporters. On any given day, sloppy writing and poor editing can be found all over the pages of the newspapers and magazines -- making one to wonder if anyone can just walk off the streets to become a journalist in today’s Nigeria. One can forgive nonprofessional writers, but trained journalists?