You recognize, of course, the normative title here. But when the Nigerian government arrests journalists because of a story they published, it's not a sign of rule of law, press freedom, or liberal democracy. That's not good by my lights.
Stay tuned to see what comes of this.
This report comes from Leadership, the newspaper directly involved in the case.
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Jonathan Orders Detention of Four Leadership Editors
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Stay tuned to see what comes of this.
This report comes from Leadership, the newspaper directly involved in the case.
The Goodluck Jonathan administration yesterday came down hard on the media: it arrested and detained some senior journalists working for LEADERSHIP, in a move seen as coming from an "oga at the top".
The four journalists… were summoned to the Force Headquarters following a story this newspaper published on a "presidential directive" to attack key opposition political parties' leaders.
LEADERSHIP learnt that, after the senior editors had written their statements as demanded by the police, they were told that they would not be released until they disclosed the source of the said story…
Prior to the arrest and detention of the four journalists, officers from the Force Headquarters had been visiting the newspaper's corporate office and demanding for the reporters of the story. They gave the impression that they only wanted to find out the source of the story, a directive, they averred, came from the presidency…
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The Fifth Edition ofWhat You Need to Knowis now available from the publisher (where shipping is always FREE).