When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.
Bob Woodward
Introduction
Prior to 1992, the Government held the monopoly over the two radio stations operating in Guyana. Coverage of events and programmes was heavily slanted in favour of the Administration and almost to the exclusion of activities, commentaries and views that were critical or not supportive of the Government. When the present Government took office in 1992, public expectation was that it would free up the airwaves not only to provide private radio stations with an opportunity to operate but also to facilitate a more balanced coverage.
The Government, however, continued for 20 years in the same vein as that of the previous Administration, perhaps in a more intense way, using the radio, and the state-owned National Television Network (NCN) and the Guyana Chronicle newspaper. The latter has been increasingly used as a medium for personal attacks and vilification,
