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...
YOUNG PEOPLES’ PERCEPTION OF TELEVISED HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN UGANDA
Abstract An aspect of traditional African approach to education is characterised by the belief that age is wisdom. In the desig...
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...
AN EXPLORATION OF METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE STUDY OF NIGERIA’S NOLLYWOOD FILMS
Abstract Perhaps in nowhere than in public discourses and perceptions of Nollywood[i] are the methodological inadequacies that c...
INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION COMMERCIALS ON BEER BRANDS PREFERENCE AMONG MALE BANK EMPLOYEES IN OYO TOWN, NIGERIA
Abstract Between 2006 and 2011 the number of banks operating in Oyo town increased from three to eight. Within the town, bank em...
SCIENCE NEWS REPORTAGE IN SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS
Abstract The paper examines science reporting as a branch of journalism with its attendant challenges, which does not favour its...
WEB 2.0 AND NIGERIAN PRESS: OPPORTUNITIES ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Abstract The Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system primarily oriented on information provis...
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 ...
USAGE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND JOB MOTIVATION AMONG NEWSPAPER WORKERS IN NIGERIA
Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) seem to have become the current driving force in newspaper publishing...
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 ...
EFFECTS OF ATTITUDES TOWARD POLITICAL ADVERTISING IN THE 2006 SENATORIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS IN OHIO, U.S.A.
Abstract This study investigates how an individual’s attitudes toward the content of political advertisements influences h...
PREDICTORS OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION AMONG RESIDENTS OF JOS, NIGERIA
Abstract Information has empowered not just the press, but the citizens as well, allowing them to challenge government policy an...
NEWS FRAMING IN THE UNITED STATES OF THE VIOLENCE IN JOS, NIGERIA
Abstract This study analyzes media framing in The New York Times and The Washington Post about violence in Jos, Nigeria, over th...
MASS MEDIA INFLUENCE ON WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS AMONG RESIDENTS OF PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA
Abstract Women participation in politics is one major concern of most developing countries. The low level of women participation...
LIMITATIONS AND CENSORSHIP OF THE NIGERIAN PRESS UNDER MILITARY REGIMES - 1985-1998
Abstract This study examined the limitations and censorship of the Nigerian press under military regimes, especially between 198...
MEDIA INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROCESS OF DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIA - PERCEPTION, RESPONSIBILITY AND CHALLENGES
Abstract This paper critically analyses the perception, responsibility and challenges of the Nigerian media in the process of de...
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...
ISSUES IN NIGERIA MASS MEDIA: POLITICS, THE MILITARY AND A SURVIVOR ETHNIC PRESS
Abstract This paper explores the history and developmental process of newspapers in Nigeria. It examines the effect of military ...
AMBIGUITY AND SUBTEXTS IN THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN AFRICA
Abstract The objective of this paper is to ascertain why government officials in countries like South Africa and Nigeria fail to...
USER RATINGS OF GOOGLE SITES IN NIGERIAN LANGUAGES ON SELECTED GRATIFICATION INDEXES
Abstract This paper undertakes a composite evaluation of the local varieties of www.google.com in Nigeria – Google Hausa, ...
WITCHCRAFT, SOCIAL DISCONTENT AND CHILD ABUSE IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA: ETHNOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS
Abstract This study addresses witchcraft accusations and abusive practices against children in Eket Local Government Area of Ak...
INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP IDENTITY ON READERSHIP AMONG RESIDENTS OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
Abstract This research was devoted to studying the Influence of Newspaper Ownership Identity on Readership in Nigeria. The appar...
PATTERNS OF FACEBOOK UTILIZATION AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN OTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract With the emergence of digital media, individuals now have ways of social networking like the use of Facebook. There was...
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF COMMUNITY BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA
Abstract The liberalization of broadcasting in Nigeria in 1992 provided a good opportunity for rural development by making provi...
RE-EXAMINING BROWN ENVELOPE AND NEWS COMMERCIALIZATION SYNDROMES: A CASE FOR REDEFINED NEWS JUDGEMENT AND MEDIA ETHICS
Abstract The terms “brown envelope” and news commercialization have become household phrases in contemporary Nigeria...
RECEPTION OF STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES IN NOLLYWOOD FILMS AMONG CULTURALLY LITERATE NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Abstract Nigerian filmmakers have doggedly demonstrated an uncanny ability to tell their own stories. These stories have met wit...
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES: UNCERTAINTIES AND GRAPHIC ENCODER’S INTERVENTION IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
Abstract This paper is concerned with graphic communication for de...
GORY IMAGES, THE MEDIA, AND THE DYNAMICS IN REPORTING VIOLENCE
Abstract It may be safe to say that the world is transiting, or indeed continually evolving. The need for social processes to ad...
PUBLIC SPECTRUM AND INDIVIDUAL VOICES: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper looks at the increasing malleability of the concept of public broadcasting. It examines the fact that commer...