Nigeria, June 17 -- There's a growing feeling in high political circles that the media is too free for its own good, and maybe also, for the good of the country. As a result, there are attempts on multiple fronts to save the media from what, for lack of a better description, may be called diarrhea of freedom.
Those worried about this "excessive" media freedom make no distinction between the media as an institution and citizens vigorously - and yes, sometimes, despicably - expressing themselves on social media.
They are also not concerned about the constitutional provision that requires the press to hold the government to account. They're simply consumed by an obsession to wield the axe.
In spite of all the rigmarole, the Twitter ban, the...