EXPLORING THE REALITIES AND PROSPECTS OF YOUTUBE IN NIGERIA
Abstract The advent of the Internet has brought with it the reality of social media. They are still incipient in Nigeria but gro...
SOCIAL MEDIA AS TOOLS FOR DISSEMINATING AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION TO FARMERS IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Social media have increased the availability of information on agriculture related activities to a good number of peopl...
PERCEPTION AND USAGE PATTERN OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY STUDENTS OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract Studies have indicated increased use of the social media by students for varied purposes. The students also have ...
CONSUMPTION AND DEPENDENCY OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES AS A NEWS MEDIUM: A COMPARISON BETWEEN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND GENERAL POPULATION
Abstract This exploratory study investigates social network sites (SNS) users’ time allocation behavior among various trad...
ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PRACTICE IN NIGERIA
Abstract The Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) has been under knocks from many quarters for non-adherence to eth...
PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF METADISCOURSE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS IN NIGERIA
Abstract Many scholars perceive metadiscourse as a communication resource used in facilitating meaning, while others see it as a...
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...
COMMUNITY MEDIA IMPERATIVES IN THE BUILDING OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN NIGERIA
Abstract Democracy has always been a system of governance that is all embracing and acceptable all over the world. Key to ...
FOLK MEDIA, FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN RURAL NIGERIA
Abstract This paper examines the relevance of folk media in promoting family planning in local communities, using a community-b...
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 ...
COMMUNICATION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: PREPARING LEADERS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper examines the readiness of the Nigerian Government towards meeting the 2020 Millennium Goals for secondary s...
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...
NEW MEDIA AND THE ARAB SPRING OF 2011
Abstract This paper examines the impact and interplay of news media and social media network sites on the contemporary political...
PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE POLITICAL ASPIRANTS IN SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS: REVISITING UNDERREPRESENTATION AND MISREPRESENTATION
Abstract Most studies of print media portrayal of women show that there is a general bias against women: not only are women unde...
CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CARTOONS IN THE NIGERIAN GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
Abstract &...
SELF-REGULATION AND CO-REGULATION: PROPOSING AN AGENDA FOR THE PRESS IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES
Abstract This paper argues that voluntary self-regulation in Botswana and the United Kingdom as a means of regulation of the pre...
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...
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...