THE MASS MEDIA AND ADOPTION OF FOREIGN POPULAR CULTURE BY NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Abstract This study examines the role the media play in the propagation of foreign popular cultures among Nigerian youths and th...
THE FORM OF NEWSPAPER REPORTS ON CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA
Abstract Nigerian newspapers share in the responsibility to rid society of corruption. This paper analysed newspaper reporting ...
CONTENT ANALYSIS OF HEALTH – RELATED ISSUES IN TWO NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS
Abstract This is a comparative study on the coverage of health and rural health issues by two Nigerian newspapers: Nigerian Trib...
OIL WAR OR PROPAGANDA WAR: USE OF NEWSPAPERS BY MILITANTS AND THE MILITARY IN THE NIGERIAN NIGER-DELTA CRISIS
Abstract This study sought to ascertain the extent to which newspapers were used by the military and the militants in prosecutin...
FRAMING THE AGENDA: PRESS COVERAGE OF THE 2008 TEACHERS’ STRIKE IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper is a study of how the Nigerian press framed the strike embarked upon by National Union of Teachers (NUT) bet...
ISSUES OF MEDIA GATE-KEEPING IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW
Abstract Gatekeeping theory in mass communication is a working theory or operational theory which explains the process by which ...
MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND DIRECTION OF EDITORIALS IN FOUR SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS
Abstract A content analysis of four national dailies selected on the basis of ownership was carried out to find out the influenc...
NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF PRESIDENT YAR’ADUA’S PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Abstract The issue of whether our opinions are formed in part, based on the information we get from the media is one that has be...
THE PUBLIC VERSUS CNN: AGENDA SETTING AND THE YOUTUBE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES IN THE UNITED STATES
Abstract The CNN-YouTube Presidential Candidate Debates provided a unique opportunity for the public to become involved in natio...
EFFECT OF PERCEIVED RISK AND EASE OF USE ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS ONLINE BUYING
Abstract As Internet is increasingly used for conducting business, this paper examines how customers perceived risk and ease of ...
INFLUENCE OF MODERN ICTS ON THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF STUDENTS IN A SELECTED NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY
Abstract It is no longer in doubt that access to and the use of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has greatl...
INTERNET ACCESS AND USE AMONG STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, NIGERIA
Abstract This study attempts to investigate the extent to which students of universities use the Internet. The survey method was...
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...
CONFLICT, IDENTITY AND THE INTERNET: USE OF THE INTERNET BY SERBIAN INTELLIGENTSIA DURING THE 1999 KOSOVO CONFLICT
Abstract It was Edward Said who once defined an intellectual as someone who can speak truth to power (1993)[i]. Writing from a F...
Use of social media for education and academic purposes among secondary school students in South-West Nigeria
Abstract The barrier of age, which was a major problem in the adoption and usage of technological devices in the pre-21st centur...
Mass media and political campaigns during the Nigerian 2015 presidential elections
Abstract The media is a vital electoral stakeholder in any democracy. However, there is popular discontent about the conduct of...
E̦kun-ìyàwo: An Aesthetical appraisal of nuptial chants in Yoruba Folklore
Abstract Communication is a pivotal aspect of human existence. It is an integral part of human life through which beings express...
Sustaining Igbo royalty culture through Nigerian Nollywood films
Abstract Prevailing challenges to cultural preservation and development in contemporary world created by globalization and enhan...
Epidemics, Fears and the Mass Media: An Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Nigeria.
Abstract This paper proposes that the increasing rate of anxieties and fears which literature reveals as characteristic of most ...
Influence of Crisis Communication Strategies on Stakeholders’ Perception of Organizational Reputation: A Review of Research Trends
Abstract This study is a meta-analysis of empirical studies incrisis communication research. It provides a clearer picture of th...
If Sharing is the Answer, What then is the Question? A Critique of Sharing in Web 2.0
Abstract Sharing in Web 2.0 is a concept under evolution. Many scholars have shown the lack of concordance on what sharing reall...
Circulation, revenue and cost of production/distribution of three selected Nigerian newspapers: An exploratory study
Abstract Newspapers in Nigeria have joined their counterparts worldwide in establishing online presence and using social media t...
Readers’ perception of newspapers’ photographic representation of the violent Ozubulu Church massacre of August 6, 2017
Abstract This study investigated readers’ perception of photographic representation of the August 6, 2017 massacre at St. ...
Coverage of sexual violence against women in Lagos metropolis by three selected Nigerian newspapers
Abstract The important role that the media play as ‘Watchdog of Society’ or ‘Fourth Estate of the Realm’...
Challenges of Mass Media HIV/AIDS Communication in Zimbabwe
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Challenges of teaching investigative and data-driven journalism in selected universities in North-West, Nigeria
Abstract The teaching of investigative and data driven journalism in some universities of Northwestern Nigeria is facing severa...
Beyond News Broadcasting: Television for Peace Making in South-Western Nigeria
Abstract Discourses on peace building roles of social institutions have become very core to achieving human security and egalita...
Media and Politics: Are Journalists Watchdogs or Symbiotic Partners?
Abstract Mass media have a number of roles to play in the political process of a country. One of these roles is what Edmund Burk...
Involvement and attitude of brand managers in celebrity endorsers’ selection for advertising campaigns in Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract The emergence of a new stage of commercial communication ignited by competition has been largely responsible for the ad...
Perceived Influence of Product Packaging on the Purchase Decision of Students in a Nigerian University
Abstract Due to the crucial role that packaging plays in informing and enhancing the aesthetical value of a brand, its essential...