After reading of and listening to numerous reports on the treatment meted out to journalists by some notable politicians and their groups of sycophantic followers, as well as the underground intellectual authors, I sincerely believe that with my 30-plus-year experience in this noble profession, it is incumbent upon me to remind those politicians of what is written in the Constitution and to sensitise the public, including the ‘Johnny-come-lately-journalist’, on the Role of the Media; especially privately-owned media houses.