ABSTRACT
The research project was set out to examine the
challenges of television broadcasting in a democratic dispensation with a case
study of NTA, Jos. It is observed that access to government information is more
visible under democratic administration than during military which prohibit
press from accessing government information and as a result of this; press is
able to exercise its constitutional role as stated in chapter 2 sections 22 of
the 1999 constitution. The researcher adopted survey method and NTA, Jos was
selected as a case study while simple random sampling technique was also
adopted in selecting respondents. Also, the frequency and percentage method of
data analysis was used. It is clear that NTA and other press are able to
criticize the government under democratic government. Press has no access to
government information under democracy. It is recommended that media houses and
media associations should organize workshops and seminars for their staff on
how to make use of the new freedom of information law (FOI) in shaping the
practice of journalism in this democratic era.
