Abstract

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) seem to have become the current driving force in newspaper publishing. This paper examines the extent to which newspaper workers in Nigeria use ICTs in their job performance. It seeks to determine if ICTs use serves as a strong catalyst for job motivation among the newspaper workers. The population of the study covered 4,698 staff in the national general interest newspaper houses in the country. A sample of 2,797 was selected from the population. The study used survey method and used questionnaire as the instrument of data gathering. The results show that that there is a high level of ICT usage by newspaper workers in Nigeria; job motivation among them is low; ICTs use does not serve as a strong catalyst for job motivation among the newspaper workers. Management of newspaper houses should provide adequate ICT and ICT training for the staff.  Additionally, management should provide sufficient motivational factors for the workers in order to increase their level of job motivation.

Key Words: Information Communication Technologies, Job Motivation,

^JCMRJournal of Communication and Media Research, Vol. 4, No. 1, April 2012, 129 - 142 

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About the authors

*Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri is a Lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

**Dr.  Ayobami Ojebode is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

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