The bilingual potency of selected hip-pop music and communicative role in the preservation of Yoruba language
Abstract Bi-lingual music is the use of two languages mostly local dialect in conjunction with the English Language in writing ...
Theorizing African public relations: A proposal for developmental pragmatic public relations
Abstract This study aims to develop, conceptualize, theorize, and propose an African public relations concept based on African e...
The relieving impact of co-orientation on communication and conflict in organizations
Abstract Perhaps, the most potent antidote to conflicts in or...
Theoretical perspectives in world information systems: A propositional appraisal of new media-communication imperatives
Abstract The new world of ‘information chaos’ is characterised by a growing global digital divide, as postulated by...
Towards a new paradigm: Follow-up model in development communication and theatre for development in a Lagos Council Development Area, Nigeria
Abstract In spite of the consensus that Follow-up is a worthy aspect of Development Communication (Devcomm) and Theatre for Deve...
Television executives: Balancing audiences needs and producers expectations in serial drama programming of the digital era in Kenya
Abstract The study sought to determine how TV station executives balance the entertainment needs of their audience and the...
Transvestites' portrayal in films: The Kannywood trait
Abstract As minority groups (transvestites in particular) experience prejudices and as majority of people do not know about the ...
The political-professional debates on the (de)regulation and political dependencies in the Cuba media system
Abstract In the last five years there has been a growing and unprecedented debate in Cuban society about the being and the must ...
The Internet as a Correlate of Migration to Foreign Nations by Youths in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria
Abstract Internet provides abundant global connectivity opportunity for people all over the world. It has killed distance and pl...
Testing the limits of freedom - The Nigerian Freedom of Information Act, media and civil society organisations
Abstract This article interrogates the extent to which the media and civil society organizations, as social institutions, have s...
Television News Translation and Information Diffusion in Rural Areas of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Abstract 0ne of the major problems associated with information dissemination and diffusion in the rural areas of Nigeria is lang...
The relieving impact of Co-orientation on Communication and Conflict in Organizations
Abstract Perhaps, the most potent antidote to conflicts in or...
The Kanywood Home Video and its Effect on Hausa Culture - A study of Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State
Abstract This study examines Kanywood home video and its effects on Hausa culture. The study sought to elicit answers on the mor...
The Impact of Drama, Media and Technology on the Emergence and Development of Hausa Video Film
Abstract This paper argues that although Hausa dramatic performance, media and technology, are the major components required to ...
The Evolution of Media Laws and Regulations in Sierra Leone - Impact on Media Growth and Development
Abstract With the current global debate on the appropriate model for media regulation, there is a need to examine the evolution ...
The Portrayal of Men and Women in the Media - The African Landscape
Abstract The age of globalization assumes that development has grown in all fields, geographical locations not withstanding. How...
The Media and Implications of Ethnicity and Religion in Nigerian Politics
Abstract This study examined the influence of ethnicity and religion on the Nigerian politics. The paper noted that between Octo...
TRADITIONAL LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGES AND TRAVESTY OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIAN TAX LAWS
Abstract Tax is a product of statute that encapsulates a wide range of fiscal initiatives and policies of government. To combine...
THE REPRESENTATION OF NIGERIAN MULTICULTURALISM IN THE MEDIATED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT OF DAN MARAYA JOS
Abstract Having evolved from more than forty-eight indigenous ethnic cultures as well as several immigrant (“settler&rdquo...
TRENDS IN METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO INTERPERSONAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Abstract Communication is an important tool used for dissemination of information in any health care setting. Smooth and uninter...
TUNDE KELANI’S ARUGBA - A CRITIQUE OF POLITICS AND PRAXIS OF A POSTCOLONY
Abstract This paper examines Arugba, a film based on cultural imperatives of Osun festival. The film takes its title from the co...
THE QUEST FOR AN OPERATIVE AND PROFICIENT WEBSITE FOR AFRICAN NEWSPAPERS: A POTENTIAL CHALLENGE TO ONE-WAY INTERNATIONAL NEWS FLOW
Abstract Informed by the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) debate on the need for a two-way informat...
TOWARDS A NEW ROADMAP FOR URBAN-RURAL INFORMATION FLOW IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Abstract The Nigerian mass media have been accused of neglecting the rural areas in both quantitative and qualitative news cover...
THE DELAYED SEXUAL DEBUT CAMPAIGN: IMPLICATIONS FOR GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract The Delayed Sexual Debut Campaign on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria was a rare success. A key variable to the success was ...
THE NEW MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIA: SUSTAINABILITY AND CHALLENGES
Abstract The relevance of new media in environmental sustainability has become increasingly clear as societies face the challeng...
THE ‘AFRICA’ IN BIG BROTHER AFRICA: ‘REALITY’ TV AND AFRICAN IDENTITY
Abstract Big Brother is a ‘reality’ television show in which a group of people are brought together in a large house...
TELEVISION VIOLENCE: A REFLECTION OF THE VIEWS OF CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Abstract Contrary to what is commonly available in literature, this study examines children’s view about their understandi...
THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF LOCALLY PRODUCED CHILDREN’S TELEVISION PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA
Abstract This study examined the structure and content of locally-produced children’s television programmes with a view to...
THE INFLUENCE OF SOURCE’S GENDER, AGE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN NIGERIA
Abstract As more advocacy are being geared towards sensitizing and educating individuals to become more involved in determining ...
THE SUPPRESSION OF SYMBOLIC EXPRESSION AND POLITICAL ACTIVISM UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE IN NIGERIA
Abstract This article makes a critical analysis of the suppression of political activism and criticism in Nigeria between May 29...