Digital marketing in Africa: Challenges and prospects in Nigeria
Abstract Digital commerce and marketing have become an economic mainstay and indispensable tool for socio-economic development i...
Digital public sphere and modern newspapers’ roles in countering disinformation in pre-2023 general elections in Nigeria
Abstract The paper reviewed and discussed issues surrounding the roles of newspapers in countering disinformation in Nigeria par...
Digital media literacy and the utilization of social media among postgraduate students in Kwara State, Nigeria
Abstract Digital media literacy skill and competency is now a basic requirement in our relationship with the media. The media ha...
Digital media: The danger and consequence of fake news in democratic societies
Abstract Fake news with local and global dimensions is everywhere. Africans are targeted by blatant lies, hoaxes, conspiracies, ...
Digital media, development and social change in Nigeria
Abstract In this digital age, all the nations of the world have been in constant search of an effective approach to achieving hu...
Digital political news access, perception of party candidates and voting behaviour of university students in North-East, Nigeria
Abstract The objective of this research is to determine the frequency at which students access political news on digital media a...
Do political and social uses of social media promote political cynicism in Nigeria?
Abstract The level of political cynicism is rising drastically in many countries including Nigeria. At the same time, there is ...
Digitalization, public relations practice and ethics in Nigeria
Abstract This paper examines digitalization, new media, and ethical issues in the practice of public relations in Nigeria. It su...
Decatastrophising the hilarious re-victimisation and re-stigmatisation of child-rape victims through bleeding journalism
Abstract Journalism plays very vital roles in news reporting and information dissemination; however, there are some vices associ...
De-westernization and de-neocolonisation in media and communication discourse: An African perspective of global expectations
Abstract The epistemological, ontological, and axiological assumptions of the de – westernization and de – neocolon...
Disinformation, ethics and reality: Appraisal of the duties and functions of press secretaries in Nigeria
Abstract Truthful public communication by press secretaries is a sine qua non for good governance and public safety. Thus, ethic...
Discourse analysis of the framing of crime stories in selected Nigerian newspapers’ headlines
Abstract This article, through latent content analysis of the following Nigerian newspapers: Nigerian Tribune, Punch, Vanguard a...
Diffusion of issue framing in responses to Nigeria’s Covid-19 agenda on social media
Abstract COVID-19 is another global health challenge, which hypodermically stimulates overhauling of some conceptual frameworks ...
Dominant Appeals in Fraudulent Financial Solicitation Emails - A Personal Experience
Abstract The transformation of the world’s economy into an interconnected and information-and-technologically-based one ha...
DIGITAL DIVIDE IN SOCIAL MEDIA PROSUMPTION - PROCLIVITY, PRODUCTION INTENSITY, AND PROSUMER TYPOLOGY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AND GENERAL POPULATION
Absract This paper examines the digital divide in social media prosumption. It compares college students’ and genera...
Deciphering Brokeback - The New Gay Film Genre
Abstract This paper looks back at the groundbreaking gay film Brokeback Mountain. It is still considered one of the most success...
Determinants of the adoption and use of mobile health applications among U.S. Citizens
Abstract Smartphone apps present an interactive, tailored, low-cost and culturally adaptive vehicle for health interventions mHe...
DETERMINANTS OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG BROADCAST JOURNALISTS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA
Abstract This study examined the factors that determine job satisfaction among broadcast journalists in Lagos, Nigeria. Using st...
DIMENSIONS OF INTERNET COMPLIANCE IN NEWSGATHERING AMONG JOURNALISTS IN NIGERIA
Abstract The present state of information gathering, collation and dissemination in the newsrooms of media houses in Nigeria is ...
DIMENSIONS OF RADIO COVERAGE AND CONTENT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS IN KENYA
Abstract This paper presents findings of a just concluded research designed to better understand radio usage in communicating th...
DETERMINANTS OF INTERNET USE IN A RURAL NIGERIAN VILLAGE
Abstract This study identifies the characteristics of Internet users in a rural population of southeastern Nigeria. Result...
Deciphering Brokeback: The New Gay Film Genre
Abstract This paper looks back at the groundbreaking gay film Brokeback Mountain. It is still considered one of the most success...
Determinants of the adoption and use of mobile health applications among U.S. Citizens
Abstract Smartphone apps present an interactive, tailored, low-cost and culturally adaptive vehicle for health interventions mHe...