The media, which have on the whole been kinder to left-wing mayors, have niggled him.
Most of the available information has come from the Chinese news media, which have been closely following the drama.
It also made him enemies among media which have generally, so far, given him an easy run.
He has a prickly relationship with the media, which have harried his government for inertia and alleged corruption.
I couldn't ignore the drama I was witnessing, namely, the decline of the traditional news media, which have been a prominent feature of our culture for so long.
The best broom so far has been the media, which have highlighted the arrests such as those in Lagos and Bauchi.
The media, which have the means to investigate and weigh up a product's quality, are widely mistrusted because of corruption and "advertorials"—advertisements masquerading as news items.
But the most revealing test of his sincerity will be Russia's media, which have been doing their bit for the Kremlin by pouring out anti-Ukrainian propaganda.
Even the state-run media, which have long issued lugubrious warnings to young women on the perils of becoming a "leftover woman," are — slowly — joining in.
The news media, which have filled hours of radio and cable talk shows with the seeming epidemic of kidnappings of young girls, swing into action just as smoothly.
The case has been watched keenly by the independent Afghan news media, which have felt growing pressure from government, political and religious circles.
