Abstract
In 2011, former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria signed the
Freedom of Information Bill (FIB) to make journalists and other
stakeholders of information management to have access to
information without any fear or favor. Since the signing of the bill,
journalists and other media practitioners have been exercising their
right to freedom of information. For effective information
management, there is a need for media literacy for consumers of
media contents. This paper, therefore, argues that despite the
freedom of information in the country, there is a need for media
literacy for effective management of information for national security
in Nigeria. This argument is premised upon the fact that
interpretation and analysis of information is subjective owing to some
personal prejudices and biases of the consumers of information. The
lingering insecurity engineered by BokoHaram insurgency,
kidnapping and armed militancy in the country is linked to the level
of information management. The scope of the paper covers print
media owing to the fact that data can be easily gathered from
newspapers and magazines for analysis and discussion.
Akinyosoye, Adetokunbo Funmilayo . (2016) Freedom of information and media literacy in information management for national security in Nigeria , Journal of Media Studies, Volume 31, Issue 1.
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