Mohamed Keita/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator - Committee to Protect Journalists

Mohamed Keita is advocacy coordinator for CPJ's Africa Program. Keita has written about independent journalism and development in sub-Saharan Africa for publications including The New York Times and Africa Review, and has appeared on NPR, the BBC, Al-Jazeera, and Radio France Internationale. Keita has also given presentations on press freedom at the World Bank, U.S. State Department, and universities. Follow him on Twitter: @africamedia_CPJ.

Nigerians have been protesting for five days over the removal of a fuel subsidy. (AP/Sunday Alamba)

#OccupyNigeria protesters take on news media coverage

January 13, 2012 6:23 PM EST

Protesters in Nigeria are not only angry at their government’s New Year’s Day decision to eliminate a fuel subsidy — they are also upset about news media coverage of the citizens’ movement, dubbed “Occupy Nigeria,” and have taken their protests to local media outlets.