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ABSTRACT This Research work is on the challenges of News Objectivity in Print media specifically the newspaper. Objectivity is one of the noble standards in the journalism professions. Journalists are adjudged to insulate personal bias and idiosyncrasies from the news reports they write. This simplistically, is the import of news objectivity with... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This Research work is on the challenges of News Objectivity in Print media specifically the newspaper. Objectivity is one of the noble standards in the journalism professions. Journalists are adjudged to insulate personal bias and idiosyncrasies from the news reports they write. This simplistically, is the import of news objectivity with... Continue Reading

COVERAGE OF FOREIGN NEWS BY NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE GUARDIAN AND VANGUARD NEWSPAPERS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY         Communication is so vital in our lives that it could be regarded as one of the characteristics of living organisms. It is a necessary condition education, socialization,... Continue Reading

Abstract The research examines the impact of online news on the readership of hardcopy newspapers  among University of Lagos students.  Reading from online news websites, blogs, social media are on the increase among students as technology is becoming more advanced to the extent that students can access newspaper online using their Smartphone,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Academic writings are replete with studies on news imbalance. So much have been said about news imbalance in the international scenes. However, by writing this project, the researcher intends to look beyond the imbalance to the root cause. It is hoped that the information contained in this project will go a longway to correct the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Academic writings are replete with studies on news imbalance. So much have been said about news imbalance in the international scenes. However, by writing this project, the researcher intends to look beyond the imbalance to the root cause. It is... Continue Reading

REPORTERS RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE URBAN – RURAL NEWS IMBALANCES IN NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS ABSTRACT Academic writings are replete with studies on news imbalance. So much have been said about news imbalance in the international scenes. However, by writing this project, the researcher intends to look beyond the imbalance to the root cause. It is... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Communication is basic to human existence and it torches every facet of human activity. It is such a common phenomenon that we live with every day, that is now taken for granted.According to Nwosu (1992,p. 48) from morning till night, from life till death, and as some of our traditionists believe, even after death, man is continually... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This in balance of news flow  is a complex and varied phenomenon  which can occur in different forms and   a exists  in all media the news paper, radio film and television. Communication is a part of the general development process that  provides the needed  between planners and  their goals. No... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Communication is basic to human existence and it torches every facet of human activity. It is such a common phenomenon that we live with every day, that is now taken for granted.According to Nwosu (1992,p. 48) from morning till night, from life till death, and as some of our traditionists believe, even after death, man is continually... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This in balance of news flow is a complex and varied phenomenon which can occur in different forms and a exists in all media the news paper, radio film and television. Communication is a part of the general development process that provides the needed between planners and their goals. No nation can survive... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The issue of news coverage in Nigeria has generated interest from all works of life. Argument arise as a result of what is considered inadequate coverage of sports news by Nigerian newspaper. This study analyze the contents of two Nigeria dailies – Vanguard and Nation newspapers with the aim of finding how far they have gone in the... Continue Reading

Table of Contents Title page - i Approval page - ii Dedication - iii Acknowledgements - iv Table of contents - v CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study - 1 1.2 Statement of the problems - 3 1.3 Justification of the study - 5 1.4 Aims and Objectives of the Study - 6 1.5 Significance of the Study - 7 1.6 Scope and Limitation... Continue Reading

OWNERSHIP INFLUENCE AND CHALLENGES OF MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT IN EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF NEWS INFORMATION (A CASE STUDY OF NTA, AWKA) ABSTRACT This project work is mainly based on the theoretical and practical approach of the ownership influence and challenges on media establishment in effective dissemination of news and information. In this work,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work is mainly based on the theoretical and practical approach of the ownership influence and challenges on media establishment in effective dissemination of news and information. In this work, the researcher tried to revaluate to  types of the media that is, government owned media like NTA Awka Zonal station with a view to... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Language and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is totally different from phonological competence and it has worked on this premise using... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Language and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is totally different from phonological competence and it has worked on this premise using... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Language and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is totally different from phonological competence and it has worked on this premise using... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Language and man are inseparable and since the languages of the world come in contact, there is bound to be a problem like mother tongue interference which is a sociolinguistic phenomenon. This work takes for granted that grammatical competence is totally different from phonological competence and it has worked on this premise using... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work seeks to find out the challenges faced by two radio news medium, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Kaduna and Ray Power 100.5 Fm Jos in news gathering and reporting, and to also compare and contrast these challenges faced by the two medium.   In the review of related literature, scholars in the area... Continue Reading

(NAN) ABSTRACT             The man objective of this study is to investigate the roles of third world news Agencies in the Global Dissemination of Information.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was used as a case study.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The man objective of this study is to investigate the roles of third world news Agencies in the Global Dissemination of Information. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was used as a case study. A survey research method was used in the study and a sample of one hundred (1000 persons were selected and administered with questionnaire). Five... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study compares how community and national newspapers disseminate local news. This study is meant to know between the two categories of newspaper which pays more attention and gives more prominence to local news dissemination. The purpose of this work therefore is to evaluate the roles newspaper play in fostering community and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study compares how community and national newspapers disseminate local news. This study is meant to know between the two categories of newspaper which pays more attention and gives more prominence to local news dissemination. The purpose of this work therefore is to evaluate the roles newspaper play in fostering community and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The man objective of this study is to investigate the roles of third world news Agencies in the Global Dissemination of Information.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was used as a case study. A survey research method was used in the study and a sample of one hundred (1000 persons were selected and administered with questionnaire). Five... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Radio as a medium is becoming more popular in our society daily. The medium is beneficial to both the educated and the... Continue Reading

Intermedia Agenda setting – Instances when the media agenda is shaped by other media  (Lopez-Escobar, Llamas, McCombs, & Lennon, 1998).  #KOT - This is an abbreviation of ‗Kenyans on Twitter‘. Operates as Kenya‘s virtual ‗town  square‘ where pre-dominantly on Twitter, people meet to discuss the day‘s issues. Through  the hashtag... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ..................................................................................................................................... 3 APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER ONE... Continue Reading

Abstract  The technological breakthrough of web 2.0 revolutionized communication channels, increasing information traffic from source to sender and vice versa. Media convergence is one of the many outcomes of this technological revolution whereby traditional media and the internet merge to disseminate information to audience. However, news... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In this part of the world,media ownership first began with the activities of colonial missionaries.with the establishment of “lwe lrohin”,Henry Townsend had a platform with which he could communicate with the community.Thus began the advent of newspaper in Nigeria,in 1859. The other set... Continue Reading