In the media virtually everyone is a leader, from the owner(s) of the establishment to the station manager, down to the reporters and free lance writers; this is due to the fact that they all play the role of gate keeping in one way or the other during the process of news production. Based on the great role that the type of media ownership plays on the information that is disseminated by the station, it is important that everyone involved in the media, irrespective of their station, specialty or affiliation make good use of their abilities for the good of the nation. The leadership of broadcast stations should ensure that their staffs go out of their way to provide the public with timely and objective information concerning the nation especially considering the security situation of the country and other sensitive issues. It is also necessary that special platforms for the discussion of topical issues be created for the public to air their views. The media should also yield to the call of the National Broadcasting Commission by producing programmes that present radio as a lifeline.
UZOUKWU, CHIOMA .O., 400 LEVEL, CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE