TY - BOOK AU - Ibelema,Minabere TI - African press, civic cynicism, and democracy AV - JQ1879 .I24 U1 - 306.2096 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Democracy KW - Africa KW - Press and politics KW - Political corruption KW - Politics and government KW - 1960- N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-274) and index; Uncertain prospects for democracy -- The emergent independent press -- Journalism values and the African press -- Civic cynicism -- Consolidating democracy -- The Nigerian press and the First Republic -- Military coups and press/public support -- Press reembrace of democracy -- Civic cynicism and disordered democracy -- Combating civic cynicism -- Postscript: A groundswell of social capital UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007016060-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007016060-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007016060-t.html ER -