By SaharaReporters, New York
Ahead of a tumultuous first anniversary week, the presidency last week embarked on a subterranean public relations blitz with top members of the mass media, with President Goodluck Jonathan himself meeting with newspaper editors and publishers.
The immediate purpose of the meeting is thought to be to head off public rage and negative reporting of Mr. Jonathan’s poor performance since he was sworn in one year ago this week.