NIGERIA’S SECURITY, HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES AND THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN TACKLING THEM
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By: Isaac Adeoye “Journalism can never be silent: That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak, and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of triumph, and the signs of horror are still in the air.” — Henry Anatole Grunwald The media is recognized as the fourth estate of the realm, a crucial institution, and frequently plays a crucial part in the ongoing global war against terror. The government and the general public act as the issue's producers, while the media fills the role of a mediator by giving them the knowledge they need to make informed decisions. Because you must be informed before you can be aware of certain situations, journalism has been playing a crucial function as the fourth arm of government by telling the people about what they were unable to observe. If one is not informed, such a person will be deformed. Yet, with the rise of the terrorist organization Boko Haram and soaring crime rates in the nation, Nigeria has been dea