COMMENT | As part of the democratic process, the media has always been considered the fourth estate. Its responsibility is to be watchdogs for the people - it keeps the government in check by reporting on the administration and its operations.

These reports provide the information that the people will use to hold the elected representatives accountable for the things they do. And if the people feel that the representatives are not doing a good job, then they can take it to the polls.

This is all well and good, but what happens when the media don’t carry out their role responsibly? Who should be the watchdogs of the watchdogs?

I say this because in recent times, there have been cases where this has happened...