blog writing #the role of media in governance and society

Referred to as the 4thestate, media plays a key role in societal development and governance. The 4thestate terms is derived from the fact that there are three arms of government namely legislature, judiciary and the executive. Media is hence seen as the fourth arm playing the watchdog role in society. Media is independent and the freedom of the media is enshrined and guaranteed by the constitution. However, there is also media law which governs and regulates the manner in which media operates. In this discussion some of the issues discussed include media freedom and the law that governs such freedom.