ABSTRACT
Readers will not need to possess the forensic skills of Sherlock Holmes to spot some divergence of views among the contributors to this collection of writings on the local media. This deviation from the Blairite doctrine of rigid uniformity stems from our desire to include the perspectives of academics, critics, public relations specialists, media regulators, government information officers, broadcasters, journalists and editors among whom, as a matter of fact, experiences and perceptions often overlap but do not always coincide. As the biographical vignettes reveal, many of the authors have had careers which combine several of the viewpoints indicated, reinforcing further the pluralism evident throughout the book.
